NOONAN W I B B
DNW
Auctioneers & Valuers
THE IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF
BRITISH 1 8TH CENTURY TRADE TOKENS
FORMED BY THE LATE Dr DAVID L. SPENCE
OF PITTSBURGH, U.S.A.
(PART II: MIDDLESEX - YORKSHIRE)
THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 200S at 10 am PRECISELY
97 A
MEDAL DEPARTMENT
Nimrod Dix
Tel: 020 7016 1820
Email: nimrod@clnw.co.uk
David Erskine-Hill
Tel: 020 7016 1817
Email: clavid@dnw.co.uk
Pierce Noonan
Tel: 020 7016 1818
Email: pierce@clnw.co.uk
Brian Simpkin
Tel: 020 7016 1816
Email: brian@dnw.co.uk
COIN DEPARTMENT
Christopher Webb
Tel: 020 7016 1801
Email: chris@dnw.co.uk
Peter Preston-Morley
Tel: 020 7016 1802
Email: ppm@clnw.co.uk
Michael Sharp
Tel: 020 7016 1803
Email: michael@dnw.co.uk
LOGISTICS AND ADMINISTRATION
Robin Greville - IT
Tel: 020 7016 1750
Email: robin@dnw.co.uk
Forbes Noonan - IT
Tel: 020 7016 1751
Email: forbes@clnw.co.uk
Philippa Healy - Office Manager
- Accounts
Email: philippa@dnw.co.uk
Wioletta Madaj - Digital Media
Tel: 020 7016 1774
Email: wioletta@dnw.co.uk
Danielle Webb - Digital Media
Tel: 020 7016 1822
Email: clanielle@dnw.co.uk
Alex Pallent - Mailroom
Tel: 020 7016 1753
Email: alex@dnw.co.uk
Jan Starnes - Photography
Email: jan@dnw.co.uk
UK REPRESENTATIVES
OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES
North
Paul Dawson
Tel: 01204 63732
Email: paul@historycoin.com
Midlands
Richard Gladdle
Tel: 01327 858511
Email: glaclclle@plumpuclcling.org
East Anglia
Siegfried Schwer
Tel: 01394 278580
Email: aclmin@paulschwer-ifa.co.uk
West Country
Michael Trenerry
Tel: 01872 277977
Email: veryfinecoins@aol.com
DIX NOONAN WEBB
16 Bolton Street
Piccadilly
London W1J 8BQ
Tel: 020 7016 1700
Fax: 020 7016 1799
www.dnw.co.uk
VAT No. GB 562 8504 32
Registered at the above address No. 256242
Canada
Eugene Ursual
Box 788
Kemptville
Ontario, KOG 1 JO
Tel: (1) 613 258 5999
Email: egu@magma.ca
South Africa
Natalie Jaffe
PO Box 156
Sea Point
8060 Cape Town
Tel: (27) 21 425 2639
Email: natal iejaffe@citycoins.co.za
United States of America
Dr Andy Singer
PO Box 235
Greenbelt
Maryland 20768-0235
Tel: (1) 301 805 7085
Email: anclysinger@vcoins.com
Antony Wilson
PMB 387
7211 Austin Street
Forest Hills
New York NY 1 1375-5354
Tel: (1) 718 544 0120
Email: antony@yorkcoins.com
Bankers: I loyds I5B, 59 Picc adilly, London Wl| OAA. Soil Code: 50-96-64. Ac count No. 0622865
AN AUCTION OF
Auctions - Foreign
DNW
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY BRITISH TRADE
TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE (PART
The Ulster Room (3rd Floor)
The New Connaught Rooms
61-65 Great Queen Street
London WC2
Thursday 29th September 2005
1 0 am precisely
Weekdays, Monday 5th to Tuesday 20th September
16 Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London W1
PLEASE NOTE:
There is NO viewing possible on 21, 22 and 23 September
Monday and Tuesday, 26th and 27th September
16 Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London W1
Wednesday and Thursday, 28th and 29th September
The Denbigh Room (3rd Floor), The New Connaught Rooms
Catalogue price £1 5
In sending commissions or making enquiries please contact
Peter Preston-Morley
Front Cover; Lot 1 677 Back Cover: Lots 1 642, 1 762
Contents
The auction will be held in one Session, commencing at 1 0am
Middlesex [incorporating London] . 1388-1600
Norfolk . 1601-1615
Northamptonshire . 161 6
Northumberland . 1 61 7-1 634
Nottinghamshire . 1635-1 636
Oxfordshire . 1637-1639
Rutland . 1640
Shropshire . 1641-1655
Somerset . 1656-1 671
Staffordshire . 1672-1 686
Suffolk . 1687-1705
Surrey . 1706-1723
Sussex . 1 724-1 738
Warwickshire . 1 739-1 802
Westmoreland . 1 803-1 805
Wiltshire . 1806-1810
Worcestershire . 1 81 1 -1 828
Yorkshire . 1829-1 849
The David L. Spence Collection (Part III - Final)
The final portion of the David Spence Collection of 1 8th Century British T rade Tokens will be sold on
Wednesday, 21 )une 2006. This auction will comprise tokens from Wales, Scotland and Ireland and
will be accompanied by the Spence Numismatic Library.
The Auction Venue
The New Connaught Rooms are located in
Great Queen Street, in the heart of London's
Covent Garden. The auction takes place in
the Ulster Room and viewing on the day of
ihe auction is in the Denbigh Room; both are
accessed by lift to the 3rd floor.
The Rooms are a 3-minute walk from Ihe
nearest Underground station, Holborn
(Central and Piccadilly Lines), which is a
40-minute direct journey from Heathrow
Airport.
Numerous buses from Charing Cross, Euston,
King's Cross and Waterloo main line railway
stations stop at the junction of Kingsway and
Great Queen Street. The nearest covered car
park is at the corner of Drury Lane and Parker
Street, 2 minutes away.
Lots not shown are 'nsold
Prices Realised Coins Sale 28 Sep 05
1
£60l 101
£150) 194
£27()| 282
£4500) 360
£1650) 440
£220] 529
£250] 609
£980) 696
£5800] 790
£260] 891
£85
976
£ ! 80
1
£2401 102
£360] 197
£320] 283
£1000) 361
£400) 44 1
£160] 530
£380) 610
£950) 697
£3300) 792
£80) 892
£280
977
£1800
1 2
£270| 103
£ 180] 199
£1350] 284
£750] 362
£170] 442
£ 1 50) 53 1
£350| 61 1
£1050) 698
£ 1 500{ 793
£2301 893
£1000
978
£700
| 3
£180[ 104
£150) 200
£250] 285
£160(1] 363
£80| 444
£240] 532
£1 100] 612
£820] 699
£920] 794
£95) 894
£230
979
£950
1 4
£9()| 105
£80) 201
£30d 286
£780] 364
£270] 445
£22()| 533
£160] 613
£620] 700
£90 795
£90 895
£600
980
£980
| 5
£ 1 80j 106
£45 204
£90 287
£480] 365
£280] 446
£180 534
£270] 614
£65) 702
£ 1 60| 796
£40 897
£210)
981
£55
1 6
£1 l()j 107
£9()j 205
£6500( 288
£260 ) 366
£400] 447
£4535
£230] 6 1 5
£460] 703
£300] 797
£140) 898
£75
982
£170
1 7
£1 id 108
£150] 206
£310] 289
£200) 367
£760) 448
£20) 536
£70)616
£1050] 704
£1500] 798
£4500| 899
£120
983
£150
! 8
£110) 110
£80) 208
£ 1 50] 290
£420) 368
£680] 449
£25| 537
£1 10) 617
£110] 705
£2200] 799
£2400] 9(X)
£440
984
£75
i 9
£1 10{ III
£35 209
£52()| 291
£550] 369
£440) 450
£260] 538
£3100) 620
£400) 706
£ 1 5000] 800
£1700 901
£150
985
£220
10
£140) 112
£60)210
£520) 292
£2 id 370
£270) 451
£ 1 8(){ 539
£1000)621
£1000] 707
£1400) 801
£43(8); 902
£100)
9X6
£16000
1 1
£ 1 90| 1 13
£90| 21 1
£130| 293
£190] 371
£750] 452
£500] 540
£15001 622
£280) 708
£43(K)| 802
£2400) 903
£150
987
£2400
12
£130) 115
£95] 212
£270| 294
£120) 372
£330] 453
£180) 541
£680| 623
£250] 7 1 1
£50) 803
£380) 904
£120
988
£920
13
£125| 1 17
£90) 213
£2600| 295
£350) 373
£390) 454
£40) 542
£80] 624
£95] 7 1 2
£250) 804
£ 1 300) 905
£90
989
£2600
14
£ 1 80) 118
£40| 214
£330] 296
£520] 374
£260] 455
£25| 543
£920] 625
£2300)713
£250] 805
£2200 906
£85]
990
£ 1 200
15
£130) 120
£45 215
£450] 297
£2300) 375
£820) 456
£40) 545
£70] 626
£1700)714
£95] 806
£200) 907
£ lOOj
991
£270
16
£60) 122
£75] 216
£850| 298
£2100f 376
£68^ 457
£70] 546
£75| 630
£3100) 716
£3()()| 807
£550, 908
£360)
992
£ 1 400
17
£50) 124
£70] 2 1 7
£220) 299
£3000] 377
£400| 458
£70) 547
£75| 632
£85| 718
£470) 808
£120)909
£500]
993
£90
1 18
£600) 1 25
£45| 2 1 8
£ 1 2500| 300
£1150] 378
£260) 459
£55| 548
£270] 633
£9800)719
£280) 810
£140)910
£360
994
£ 1 600
20
£65| 126
£60| 220
£350] 301
£680) 379
£620| 460
£55 550
£850| 634
£58d 720
£I40| 812
£100)91 1
£880
995
£1000
21
£25 127
£120] 222
£230) 302
£3400] 380
£360] 46 1
£80] 55 1
£ 1 200] 635
£ 1 350] 72 1
£150) 813
£130(912
£320
996
£100
| 22
£25 129
£200 223
£190] 303
£700| 381
£60^ 462
£70| 552
£100)636
£680) 722
£1 10) 814
£170 913
£180
997
£410
1 23
£35 130
£420] 224
£170 304
£600 382
£350) 464
£160) 553
£880| 637
£3200) 723
£390] 815
£220)914
£120
998
£130
t 25
£ 1 60j 131
£80] 225
£230| 305
£2800] 383
£460] 465
£40| 554
£780) 638
£260^ 724
£ 16C3) 816
£250] 915
£160)
999
£800
! 26
£160| 133
£300] 226
£130] 306
£1000] 384
£800| 466
£120] 555
£130(640
£40] 725
£35| 8 1 7
£130)916
£100
1000
£130
29
£1 10| 134
£80] 227
£130] 307
£1050) 385
£270 467
£85| 556
£55| 64 1
£200) 726
£320)818
£95] 9 1 7
£3 lO
1001
£150
30
£90) 136
£70] 228
£220) 308
£780) 386
£1850] 468
£400) 557
£1 10] 642
£75| 727
£3000) 819
£140 918
£35)
1002
£120
! 31
£50| 137
£90] 229
£360) 309
£620) 387
£750| 469
£400j 558
£720| 643
£210) 728
£2000) 820
£4000)919
£390
1003
£1 10
1 32
£140) 138
£170] 230
£230| 310
£900| 388
£520| 470
£400] 559
£ 1 000) 644
£4200) 729
£2200) 821
£2500 921
£17000)
1004
£190
35
£30| 139
£130 231
£190] 311
£I000| 389
£70^ 471
£40^ 560
£580) 645
£1450) 730
£250] 823
£820 922
£780
1005
£820
| 36
£140) 140
£1 !0| 232
£210) 312
£520| 390
£1200)472
£130] 561
£680] 646
£680] 73 1
£2100) 824
£420] 923
£650
1006
£140
1 37
£360) 141
£1 10] 233
£400) 313
£780] 39 1
£620| 473
£50] 562
£370] 647
£880) 732
£1 100) 825
£1300 924
£200
1007
£160
38
£25 142
£75 234
£380 314
£1600 392
£400) 474
£50] 563
£290) 648
£750| 733
£380] 826
£300 925
£600)
1008
£180
! 39
£90| 143
£I20| 235
£280| 315
£700] 393
£330| 475
£35] 564
£380| 649
£550] 734
£400| 827
£460) 926
£350
1009
£130
| 40
£80j 144
£140(236
£480] 316
£1400] 394
£440) 478
£25| 565
£210)650
£520] 735
£5200) 828
£750) 927
£240
1010
£420
41
£I90| 145
£70| 237
£4 1 oj 3 1 7
£820| 395
£390| 479
£50| 566
£1900) 651
£260) 736
£3000| 832
£600) 928
£190)
101 1
£580
i 42
£90| 146
£70 238
£320| 318
£620| 396
£270| 480
£110(567
£1600] 652
£50d 737
£3600 835
£200) 929
£160
1012
£160
1 43
£60) 147
£70] 239
£270] 319
£1300) 397
£750) 48 1
£20| 568
£1050] 653
£19d 738
£700] 836
£450) 930
£45000
1013
£300
44
£1 10) 148
£70] 240
£520] 320
£1500] 398
£320 482
£15] 569
£1600) 654
£70) 739
£800] 837
£320] 93 1
£150
1014
£1 10
45
£90) 149
£120) 241
£320| 321
£700 399
£2300] 483
£140] 570
£220| 655
£100) 740
£620| 839
£400 932
£200
1015
£160
j 46
£90| 151
£I40| 242
£270 322
£920) 400
£410 485
£250) 57 1
£950) 656
£165) 741
£1200) 840
£260 933
£7000
1016
£120
i 47
£70) 152
£1 10] 243
£230) 323
£600) 401
£1400) 486
£30] 572
£1100] 657
£6800) 742
£98^ 841
£210] 934
£880
1017
£60
48
£140) 153
£170] 244
£260| 324
£800 402
£400) 487
£50| 573
£170| 658
£920] 743
£700) 843
£45 935
£700
1018
£230
49
£35) 154
£310 245
£270| 325
£1600 403
£130)488
£80 574
£3400 659
£1250) 744
£160) 844
£140 936
£780
1020
£500
| 50
£70) 155
£300] 246
£160 326
£1800 404
£400) 489
£20| 575
£6800) 660
£580) 745
£140) 845
£130 937
£550
1021
£2500
51
£260) 156
£120] 247
£270| 327
£2200] 405
£80) 490
£20| 576
£80] 661
£500] 747
£500) 846
£95| 938
£2100)
1022
£110
52
£320] 157
£140] 248
£320| 328
£1900(406
£470] 491
£2^ 577
£75| 662
£750] 748
£1 15| 852
£260 939
£530)
1024
£580
53
£360) 158
£200] 249
£1 20| 329
£2600 407
£130 492
£ 1 0| 578
£35 663
£450) 750
£210] 854
£260 940
£470)
1025
£550
54
£360] 159
£70] 250
£320 330
£2000) 408
£300 493
£50] 579
£95| 664
£65| 751
£250| 856
£250941
£260
1026
£500
1 55
£40 161
£50| 251
£ 1 80| 33 1
£1400)409
£26^ 494
£6^ 580
£880] 665
£1150) 752
£100] 858
£ lOoj 942
£580
1027
£520
56
£410 162
£160)252
£330] 332
£3200(410
£65| 495
£20| 58 1
£680) 666
£40^ 753
£26^ 859
£140 943
£200
1028
£410
57
£350] 163
£420] 253
£170 333
£4300 41 1
£14(^496
£30] 582
£450) 667
£1450) 754
£60] 860
£70 944
£190
1029
£350
58
£240| 164
£780) 255
£130) 334
£1350(412
£ 1 40] 497
£35| 583
£190] 668
£500] 755
£70) 864
£160 945
£2000
1030
£300
61
£540| 165
£7200 256
£270} 335
£1450| 413
£25q' 498
£15 584
£1600) 669
£310] 756
£1400) 865
£130 946
£800)
1031
£230
62
£180] 1 66
£620) 257
£320| 336
£1450)414
£270) 499
£45) 585
£44^ 670
£310] 757
£2300] 866
£300 947
£22(10
1032
£200
64
£1 id 168
£640 258
£220] 337
£2300] 4 1 5
£170) 500
£25] 586
£260) 671
£410] 758
£280| 867
£120 948
£1700
1033
£480
66
£70] 169
£820] 259
£270 338
£ 1 750| 416
£620) 502
£30] 587
£140)672
£230] 759
£ 1 800] 868
£2 1 0 949
£330
1034
£150
OH
£410 170
£400| 260
£320| 339
£1950] 417
£500) 503
£35] 588
£120] 673
£210] 760
£170) 869
£230 950
£3 id
1035
£35
69
£1 80| 171
£2400) 261
£220) 340
£2000)418
£450) 504
£40| 589
£90) 675
£70) 761
£70) 871
£160 951
£36000
1036
£210
£230) 172
£700] 262
£220] 341
£520| 420
£50) 506
£25] 590
£30) 676
£140) 764
£300] 872
£240 954
£500
1037
£700
72
i I")
£70] 174
£520] 263
£240 342
£500] 42 1
£100)507
£40) 591
£150] 677
£1 10) 766
£45 873
£80 955
£430
1038
£120
73
1A
£80] 175
£500] 264
£220) 343
£500| 422
£1750] 508
£25 592
£550 678
£210] 770
£45] 874
£65] 957
£100
1039
£150
74
£55 176
£840^ 266
£220) 344
£500| 423
£400! 509
£130) 593
£20()| 679
£75) 771
£160) 875
£ 1 1 000] 958
£3500
1040
£1 10
IJ
£75] 177
£520) 267
£210) 345
£600( 424
£550) 510
£240) 594
£550) 680
£120) 772
£2900) 876
£4300 959
£26h
1041
£150
Ml
77
78
79
80
81
83
87
88
90
91
92
93
95
£110) 178
£1 10] 179
£90] 180
£45 181
£170! 182
£1 10) 183
£55| 184
£180 185
£55 186
£90] 187
£90) 188
£75] 189
£90) 190
£180] 191
£520) 268
£1500) 269
£1350) 270
£1150) 271
£880] 272
£1650) 273
£270) 274
£550) 275
£880) 276
£1550) 277
£2600] 278
£550] 279
£780 280
£260 28 1
£220] 346
£230] 347
£210] 348
£I30| 349
£220) 350
£200| 35 1
£160] 352
£220) 353
£1100) 354
£1300 355
£920] 356
£250] 357
£900] 358
£920] 359
£490] 425
£550| 426
£580] 427
£5400] 428
£10000] 429
£6500) 430
£1850] 431
£3700) 432
£1200] 434
£1550] 435
£2200] 436
£2300] 437
£2500 438
£1350) 439
£390) 5 1 1
£290) 5 1 2
£120)513
£ 1 80] 5 1 7
£150 519
£140) 520
£120) 521
£ 1 60) 522
£70( 523
£30] 524
£220] 525
£45] 526
£135] 527
£290) 528
£240) 595
£320 596
£78oj 597
£9000| 598
£ 1 900] 599
£75 600
£150)601
£250) 602
£14^ 603
£ 1 2(^ 604
£120] 605
£130) 606
£170) 607
£ 1 50) 608
£1000] 681
£920 682
£900) 683
£160) 684
£300) 685
£200) 686
£360) 687
£100] 688
£100) 689
£350] 690
£150] 692
£140 693
£110] 694
£120) 695
£130) 773
£180] 774
£45] 775
£2900' 777
£800] 778
£720] 779
£240) 780
£640) 78 1
£430] 782
£170' 783
£3000 784
£360] 785
£780) 786
£160) 787
£400) 877
£90] 878
£180] 879
£170) 880
£290| 88 1
£450) 882
£ 1 700) 883
£620] 884
£3108885
£1 100) 886
£600] 887
£280) 888
£120 889
£260 890
£3000 960
£550 961
£250 962
£140963
£350) 964
£1100) 965
£1150 966
£260) 968
£260) 969
£100971
£190972
£300) 973
£160 974
£310975
£200
£240
£600
£IOd
£150
£55]
£150
£280
£42oj
£130
£200
£800)
£120
£140
1042
1043
1044
1045
1046
1047
1048
1049
1050
1051
052
053
054
055
£490
£440
£360
£90
£290
£170
£85
£160
£170
£180
£160
£5500
£70
£85
1056
£210)1142
£140 '228
£40 1316
£1050 1 403
£340 1484
£310)
1565
£170 1046
£75] 1727
£ 1 80| 1 808
£160 1891
£1 lO 1988
£60
1 UJ /
iosk
£-2$ 1 143
£160 1229
£80 1317
£1050 1404
£200) 1485
£210)
1566
£240 1647
£350 '728
£70 1809
£130 1892
£65| 1989
£120
i u^o
i n^o
£2?J| 1 144
£1701230
£70 1318
£1050 1405
£300 1486
£320
1567
£170 1648
£230 '729
£230) 1810
£160 1893
£50 1990
£30
1 UjV
£150) 1 145
£290 1231
£100) 1319
£150 <406
£420 1487
£220,
1568
£1 lO 1649
£250 '730
£170) 1811
£160 1894
£120)1991
£45 :
]±jm
£200)1147
£360 1232
£1301320
£1801407
£260,1488
£290
1569
£100) 1650
£I00| 1731
£130 '812
£1101895
£85) 1992
£85'
1061
£40 1 148
£120) 1235
£2801321
£170 1408
£310; 1489
£160
1570
£95 1651
£190 1732
£40 1813
£95| 1 896
£100) 1993
£1 10
1062
£240) 1 149
£2100) 1236
£190 1322
£170 1409
£330) 1490
£410)
1571
£150 1652
£2201733
£901814
£80 1898
£95 1994
£60
1063
£90) 1150
£2500 1238
£190)1323
£80 1410
£1501491
£140)
1572
£260) 1653
£150 '734
£70 1815
£230 1899
£90) 1995
£85 =
1064
£80(^ 1151
£3000 1239
£120 1324
£2101411
£2901492
£420
1573
£170 1654
£180 '735
£180 1816
£180, 1901
£601996
£230
1 1065
£600) 1152
£1 10) 1240
£60 1325
£210) 1412
£2601493
£330
1574
£110 1655
£1 10) 1736
£70 1817
£200) 1902
£901997
£40
1 1066
£650) 1 153
£500) 1241
£55) 1326
£8 2d 1413
£260 1494
£230
1575
£1250 1656
£360 1737
£4201818
£270 1903
£601998
£85 ;
1 1067
£360)1154
£120 1242
£901327
£620 I4!4
£260 1495
£330
1576
£901657
£880 1738
£160) 1819
£180) 1904
£85 1999
£1 10
|1068
£5000) 1 155
£1300) 1243
£130 1328
£190 1415
£260 14%
£300
1577
£540 1658
£300 1739
£65) 1820
£190) 1905
£35) 2000
£190
j 1072
£1600) 1 156
£1200) 1244
£160 '329
£19501416
£220 1497
£330
1578
£1501659
£90 1740
£2 10| 1821
£80) 1906
£45)2002
£420
j 1073
£2100) 1 157
£230 1 245
£100) 1330
£ lOOO 1417
£180 1498
£260
1579
£80 1660
£440 1741
£680 1822
£200 1907
£1002003
£260
1074
£2000) 1158
£230) 1246
£160)1331
£5801418
£270) 1499
£470
1580
£150 1661
£800 1742
£200 1823
£160 '90S
£602004
£60
1075
£1900) 1159
£160 1247
£150 1332
£170 1419
£380 1-500
£120
1581
£280 1662
£55 1743
£290 '824
£170) 1909
£502005
£60
i 1076
£140) 1 160
£330 1248
£3001333
£220 1420
£2501501
£420
1582
£130 1663
£85) 1744
£1 10) 1825
£90 1910
£140)2006
£90
1 1077
£1450) 1161
£4300)1249
£220 1 334
£130 l42!
£200) 1 502
£280
1583
£90 1664
£2801745
£1 10) 1826
£190 191 1
£240)2007
£920
1 1078
£ 1 3oj 1 162
£3000)1250
£210) 1335
£160 l422
£1801503
£280
1584
£150 >665
£95| 1 746
£500,1827
£160 1912
£270,2008
£560
|1079
£180 1 163
£3401251
£140) 1336
£950 1423
£2801504
£620
1585
£540 1666
£1301747
£110) 1828
£90 1913
£460) 2009
£700
1080
£250(1164
£4501252
£160 '337
£32oj 1424
£4801505
£350
1586
£130 1667
£55 1748
£130 1829
£95j 1914
£25)2010
£490
j 1081
£650) 1 165
£150 1253
£230 '338
£250 1425
£410)1506
£140
1587
£40 1668
£2501749
£2401830
£290 1915
£25(2011
£1500
1082
£2401166
£340 1254
£160 1339
£1301426
£160) 1507
£280
1588
£130 1669
£260 '750
£24q' '831
£170 1916
£35 2012
£1700
1083
£260)1167
£480 '255
£160 1340
£85| 1427
£1401508
£440
1589
£1750 '670
£180) 1751
£85| 1832
£1201917
£ 1 20j 20 1 3
£370
1084
£150) 1 168
£500 1256
£120 1343
£60 1428
£801509
£480
1590
£1100)1671
£130) 1752
£45| 1833
£ 1 1 0 1918
£4102014
£480
1085
£90)1169
£25000 1257
£ 1 00) 1345
£210) 1429
£1301510
£230
1591
£20j 1672
£100) 1753
£180(|1834
£130) 1919
£320 2015
£820
i 1086
£95| 1 170
£601258
£230 1346
£250 1430
£130 1511
£160
1592
£110) 1673
£150 '754
£65| 1835
£1301920
£260)2016
£550
1 1087
£120) 1171
£35| 1259
£150) 1347
£280 1431
£190 1-512
£270
1593
£480 1674
£130 '755
£120 1836
£90 1921
£140(2017
£1300
1088
£45) 1 172
£ 1 00) 1 260
£150 1348
£1201432
£400 1513
£270
1594
£80 1675
£100) 1756
£250 '837
£120 1922
£1302018
£1300
j 1089
£220)1174
£520 >261
£150 1349
£340 1433
£230) 1514
£ 1 60|
1595
£550 1676
£55 1757
£270, 1838
£840 1923
£30(J 2019
£1100
1090
£20) 1 175
£290 '262
£150 1350
£1200) 1434
£660 1515
£430|
1596
£270 1677
£2900) 1758
£260 >839
£160) 1924
£1002020
£470
1 1091
£600)1176
£780 '263
£150) 1351
£290 1435
£450 1-516
£320
1597
£30 1678
£180) 1759
£80 1840
£120 '925
£1302021
£250
1 1 092
£60) 1 178
£260) 1264
£150 1352
£200j 1436
£460 1517
£95|
1598
£270 1679
£55) 1760
£250 '841
£160 1926
£4602022
£1300
j 1093
£60) 1 179
£600 1265
£1000) 1353
£340 1437
£240 1518
£160
1599
£420 >680
£95) 1761
£290 1842
£120 1927
£25(2023
£360
j 1094
£801180
£5501266
£720; 1354
£700 1438
£5401519
£170
1600
£200 168!
£ 1 50| 1762
£ 1 30oj 1843
£120 1928
£7002024
£1600
1 1095
£45)1181
£3601267
£240 1355
£1401439
£700 1520
£270
1601
£75 1682
£130 1763
£3301844
£700) 1929
£80,' 2025
£290
j 1096
£40 1 182
£160 1268
£4501356
£290: 1440
£370) 1521
£290
1602
£310) 1683
£ 1 000) 1764
£1701845
£260 1930
£70) 2026
£650
1097
£50 1 183
£120' 1269
£520) 1357
£3701441
£420) 1522
£240
1603
£60) 1684
£640 '765
£180 1846
£70 1931
£60 2027
£310
11098
£270) 1184
£75) 1270
£480) 1358
£3101442
£150) 1523
£340
1604
£170 1685
£8801766
£140 1847
£100) 1932
£ 1 5( 2028
£650
1099
£100) 1 185
£1201271
£3600 1359
£400 1443
£3801524
£180
1605
£170 1686
£340 1767
£20 1848
£75)1933
£1002029
£1 10
1100
£1001186
£20 1272
£460 1360
£490 1444
£1701525
£270
1606
£110)1687
£701768
£180 1849
£260 1934
£302030
£85 ;
1 101
£85j 1 187
£1001273
£3101361
£220 1445
£2101526
£340
1607
£1701688
£860 1769
£130 1850
£680 1935
£2502031
£130
: 1 102
£1701188
£1101274
£1201362
£330 1446
£3 1 o| 527
£220
1608
£250 >689
£1 10 1770
£160 '851
£3901938
£1302032
£120
i 1 103
£3701189
£490 1275
£1801363
£1400 1447
£420) 1 528
£320
1609
£230) 1690
£150 1771
£120 1852
£200 1940
£1202033
£100
; 1 104
£120 1 190
£ 1 70) 1 276
£150 1364
£1750 '448
£500 1529
£290
1610
£170 1691
£240 '772
£90 1854
£240 '941
£700)2034
£75 ;
1105
£75) 1191
£ 1 200) 1 277
£1501365
£420 1449
£2801530
£290
161 1
£1 10) 1692
£80 1773
£220 1855
£350 1942
£95| 2035
£140.
1106
£300) 1 192
£240 '278
£1 10) 1366
£620 1450
£3701531
£620
1612
£170 1693
£320) 1774
£85| 1856
£6201943
£85(2036
£150
1107
£8001193
£60 1279
£1301367
£200 1451
£2801532
£140
1613
£180 1694
£140) 1775
£55| 1857
£460 1944
£200 2037
£65 :
1 108
£5201194
£80j 1280
£90 1368
£2000 1452
£4701533
£270)
1614
£100) 1695
£70| 1776
£130 '858
£3 id 1945
£80 2038
£170
1 109
£210 1195
£601281
£210) 1369
£130 '453
£1901534
£350
1615
£170 1696
£160 1777
£230 1859
£240 1946
£100(2039
£260
1 1 10
£45) 1 196
£160 '282
£140 1370
£640 1454
£260 1535
£330
1616
£45 1697
£90) 1778
£1601860
£150 1947
£1102040
£210
1111
£1 10 1 197
£1401283
£140 1371
£120) 1455
£2901536
£560
1617
£150) 1698
£120 '779
£160 1861
£80 1948
£1602041
£460
1112
£150 1198
£1201284
£140 1373
£100) 1456
£220 1537
£200
1618
£260) 1699
£130 '780
£820 1862
£480 '949
£210(2042
£580
1113
£200 1 199
£170 1285
£1301374
£90 1457
£160 1538
£130
1619
£430) 1700
£170) 1781
£150' 1863
£420 '950
£402043
£620
i 1 1 14
£190 '200
£15oj 1286
£4OOO0 1375
£100) 1458
£1601539
£650)
1620
£260 1701
£240) 1782
£130 '864
£70 1951
£210(2044
£520
1115
£5201201
£160 1287
£1500) 1378
£220 1459
£270: 1540
£170
1621
£220 1702
£90 1783
£370) 1865
£40 1952
£1302045
£170
1117
£150 1202
£90 1290
£2301379
£380 1460
£1201541
£130
1622
£220 1703
£600 1784
£260 1866
£90 1954
£140(2046
£680
11118
£120 1203
£360 1291
£230 1380
£250 1461
£2401542
£140j
1623
£160) 1704
£250) 1785
£330) 1867
£170 1955
£35) 2047
£1 10
11119
£50 1204
£2C)0j 1292
£320(1381
£170 1462
£320) 1543
£190
1624
£210 17°5
£290 1786
£2901868
£90 1956
£40(2048
£150
1120
£65) 1206
£701293
£490 1382
£ 1 2000) 1463
£260 1544
£180
1625
£290) 1706
£900 1787
£120 1869
£1101957
£302049
£110
1121
£75) 1207
£110) 1294
£501383
£260) 1464
£1901 1545
£160
1626
£260 1707
£75| 1 788
£130 1870
£65) 1958
£75 2050
£240
; 1 122
£100 1208
£110 1295
£2301384
£180 1465
£2201546
£230
1627
£210) 1708
£65)1789
£160) 1871
£90 1959
£1102051
£200
1123
£75(1209
£330) 1296
£160 1385
£380) 1466
£3 lOj 1547
£170
1628
£220 1709
£95| 1790
£180(1872
£90 1961
£150,2052
£60
11124
£100) 1211
£1 10 1297
£110) 1386
£310) 1467
£300) 1548
£250
1629
£280 1710
£75| 1791
£160)1873
£10000) 1962
£2702053
£800
1125
£200) 1212
£1 10) 1298
£85) 1387
£130(1468
£2901549
£230)
1630
£27oj 1711
£130 1792
£2201874
£620) 1963
£3102054
£420
1126
£110)1213
£5000) 1299
£190) 1388
£220 1469
£360 1550
£290)
1631
£280) 1712
£1101793
£160 1875
£2 1 0 1964
£400)2055
£350
1127
£120 1214
£190 1300
£23001389
£160 1470
£1801551
£iio):
1632
£220 '713
£1201794
£651876
£150 1965
£35) 2056
£180
1128
£85 1215
£40 1301
£2301390
£130 1471
£2801552
£680
1633
£2901714
£210) 1795
£1001877
£130 1966
£20(2057
£170
1 129
£1 10) 1216
£ 1 700) 1302
£2101391
£270 1472
£1701553
£300)
1634
£150 >715
£340: 1796
£601878
£130 1967
£55(2058
£230
11130
£65 1217
£180 1303
£310) 1392
£1 10) 1473
£290 1554
£80)
1635
£210) 1716
£500j 1797
£1 10) 1879
£1601968
£180(2059
£100'
1131
£60(1218 £45000)1304
£600) 1 393
190 1474
£330 1555
£220
1636
£240 1717
£ 1 OOOj 1798
£1 10 1881
£190) 1971
£440 2060
£150
1132
£100) 1219
£390) 1 307
£1 10) 1394
£200 1475
£230 1556
£430
1637
£65) 1718
£200) 1 799
£7601882
£150) 1972
£350 2061
£210
1133
£95; 1220
£240)1308
£55)1395
£440 1476
£230)1557
£150
1638
£70) 1719
£ 1 00) 1800
£8001883
£220) 1973
£50)2062
£70
1134
£55)1221
£80) 1309
£1 150 1396
£650 1477
£2201558
£150
1639
£1301720
£60 1801
£2501884
£140) 1974
£260, 2063
£140
11135
£150|1222
£120 1310
£1 id 1397
£170 1478
£370) 1559
£160)
1640
£170) 1721
£95| 1802
£42(1 885
£10(lj 1975
£55 2064
£90'
1 136
£1 100) 1223
£90 1311
£310 1398
£170 1479
£490) 1560
£140
1641
£120 1722
£65| 1803
£70 1886
£110(1977
£140)2065
£160
1 138
£840 1224
£90 1312
£140 1399
£130 1480
£410) 1561
£300)
1642
£2600) 1723
£90 1804
£120 1887
£lod 1980
£180)2066
£270
1139
£950 j 1225
£40) 1313
£160 1400
£380 1481
£3 Id! 1562
£130)
1643
£240 '724
£170) 1805
£160)1888
£‘)(>) 1981
£290)2067
£50
1 140
£95) 1226
£70) 1314
£2600) 1401
£180) 1482
£3401 1 563
£170
1644
£160) 1725
£150: 1806
£70(1889
£70 1984
£75(2068
£270
1141
£410 1227
£100) 1315
£370 1402
£950 1483
£130 1564
£220)
1645
£90 1726
£85| 1807
£95 1890
£450)1987
£95(2069
£140
2070
£290
2152
2071
£160
2153
2072
£320
2154
2073
£100
2155
2074
£950
2156
2075
£800
2157
2076
£820
2158
2077
£310
2159
2078
£410
2161
2079
£1100
2162
2080
£920
2163
2081
£1000
2164
2082
£410
2166
2083
£720
2168
2084
£880
2169
2085
£1 100
2170
2086
£1700
2171
2087
£110
2172
2088
£330
2173
2089
£440
2174
2090
£920
2175
209 1
£720
2176
2092
£1000
2177
2093
£1900
2178
2094
£1900
2179
2095
£520
2180
2096
£800
2181
2097
£980
2182
2098
£520
2183
2099
£1100
2184
2100
£920
2186
2101
£580
2189
2102
£180
2191
2103
£240
2193
2104
£950)2194
2105
£280
2197
2106
£360
2198
2107
£750(2199
2108
£600
2200
2109
£170
2201
2110
£170
2202
2111
£240
2204
2112
£280! 2205
2113
£ 1 20) 2206
2114
£1200)2208
2115
£620
2209
2116
£1250
2211
2117
£1800
2212
2118
£220
2213
2119
£370
2214
2120
£70)2216
2121
£230
2217
2122
£470
2218
2123
£200
2219
2124
£700
2220
2125
£430)2223
2126
£520
2224
2127
£700
2225
2128
£60
2226
2129
£50
2227
2130
£50
2228
2131
£90
2229
2132
£70
2231
2133
£70
2232
2134
£60
2233
2135
£60
2234
2136
£1 10
2236
2137
£50
2237
2138
£150)2242
2139
£95
2244
2140
£130
2245
2141
£ 1 30) 2247
2142
£290
2250
2143
£170
2251
2144
£210
2254
2145
£80
2255
2147
£100) 2256
2148
£90(2257
2149
£95(2258
2150
£35 2259
2151
£55| 2260
£8(>| 2262
£30
£50 2263
£35
£190(2268
£25
£4(^2269
£95
£ 1 0()| 227 1
£45
£130)2272
£30
£220)2273
£45
£460(2276
£1 10
£80j 2277
£30
£85 2278
£60
£30j 2280
£95
£25)2281
£150
£25 2282
£80
£40)2283
£45
£3(1 2284
£40
£65) 2285
£70
£50)2286
£60
£100j 2289
£45
£80 2290
£370
£140(2291
£110
£30
£30
£30
£30
£75
£70
£220
£50
£60
£50
£140
£50
£100
£140
£25
£60
£60
£260
£180
£180
£95
£10
£15
£110
£160
£25
£80
£100
£95
£110
£35
£60
£60
£110
£30
£20
£140
£75
£65
£420
£680
£30
£80
£45
£55
£50
£25
£80
£30
£300
£75
£1 10
£25
£55
£35
£1 10
£30
£80
£150
£130
£30
D I X NOONAN W l B K
DNW
Au< lioncro Valuers
Coin, Token and Banknote Auctions, 28-9 September 2005
A continuing strong international demand for all types of coins, trade tokens and banknotes meant that Dix Noonan Webb's latest auction,
staged in three parts on 28 and 29 September, was the company's best ever. Over the two days 288 successful buyers spent a total of
£1,228,350 (£1,412,603 including buyer's premium) on no less than 2,292 lots, consigned by 94 vendors.
The first day's catalogue was given over entirely to British and world coins which, in a phased dispersal over seven hours, grossed
£1,000,545 (£1,150,627). First under the hammer was the collection of Celtic coins formed by Yorkshireman Tony Abramson, which met
with a slightly mixed reception in realising £13,435 (£15,450); his best coin, a 'Sussex lyre' type silver unit (lot 18) needed £600 (£690) to
take it home. The same vendor's small collection of Henry VI groats fared rather better, at £3,605 (£4,146).
Activity in the room picked up with the offering of the Tood collection of sovereigns, a group which included several notable rarities and
totalled £66,500 (£76,475). Top of the pile was the Sharps Pixley 1916 Ottawa coin (lot 218), claimed by a North American mail bidder
for £12,500 (£14,375). Noble Investments paid £8,400 (£9,660) for a very rare 1828 (lot 176), while a UK private collector secured the
very elusive 1819 coin, which had been pierced, for £7,200 (£8,280); it had previously changed hands for £170 in 1970 and £4,100 in
1999. Another prize was an 1863 coin with the die number 827 on the truncation of the bust (lot 205), of which only six specimens are
believed known; this needed £6,500 (£7,475), as opposed to the £3,500 it cost when last sold in 1988. A slightly impaired 1908 Ottawa
proof (lot 21 3) changed hands for £2,600 (£2,990), as did a rare 1 841 (lot 1 88), while an extremely fine 1 825 laureate head type (lot 171)
commanded £2,400 (£2,760). The Tood group was followed by a complimentary series of Victorian sovereigns collected by die number,
which sold largely at around the pre-sale estimates and racked up £16,110 (£18,527).
Session 2 opened with hammered silver crowns from the Warwick collection, an old-time group largely put together in the 1960s and
1970s, which the market snapped up for £126,430 (£145,395). Easily the most important piece was an attractive example of the very first
Commonwealth crown, 1 649, with wire-line inner circle on obverse (lot 350). With a distinguished pedigree including the names of Brigg,
Paget, Carter and F.R. Cooper, it matched the upper pre-sale estimate of £10,000 (£1 1,500) and was secured by Daniel Fearon, bidding on
behalf of a North American client. Cratifyingly, the same buyer also took home its companion, another 1649 with an even lengthier
provenance (lot 349), for £5,400 (£6,210); a 1651 from the Lockett collection (lot 351) was more of a surprise at £6,500 (£7,475). Of the
earlier pieces, a telephone bidder secured an attractively toned Edward VI coin of 1 551 (lot 282) for £4,500 (£5,1 75), the best of the James
I issues, a second coinage piece previously in the Dear collection (lot 302) made £3,400 (£3,910) and a UK dealer secured a 1643 Oxford
pound attributed to Rawlins (lot 333) for £4,300 (£4,945).
There were several surprises in the seminal 1 50-lot offering of the collection of patterns, proofs and coining trials formed by Joanna Tansley,
for which buyers paid £39,800 (£45,770). A trial for the reverse of the Edward VIII shilling, 1937 (lot 399) was deemed the most valuable
piece and doubled the estimate at £2,300 (£2,645), but arguably a greater rarity, a trial for the reverse of a 1926 halfcrown by the little
known F. Derwent Wood (lot 386), brought £1,850 (£2,128); its buyer also garnered a similar threepence by the same artist (lot 390) for
£1,200 (£1,380). A most interesting Edward VII trial penny of 1902 conceived by the Kings Norton Metal Co (lot 384), hammered down
for £800 (£920), was one of several pieces acquired on commission by the Royal Mint Museum; another was a silver trial farthing of 1 933,
almost certainly the only known specimen (lot 397), bid to £750 (£863). The series of so-called VIP proofs were greatly in demand, with a
1947 penny (lot 401) rising to the incredible figure of £1,400 (£1,610); a 1934 penny (lot 391) needed £620 (£713), a 1958 halfcrown (lot
406) £470 (£541) and a 1932 halfpenny (lot 394) £440 (£506). In contrast, prices for the later decimal patterns and associated minting
pieces were more in line with estimates and there were several good buys to be had. The historic trial currency sets of 1 962 formerly owned
by Professor John Rimington (lots 417-18) changed hands for £500 (£575) and £450 (£518) respectively, a group of 1963 uniface trials by
Christopher Ironside (lot 422) needed £1,750 (£2,013) and a genuine double-headed halfpenny of 1971 (lot 450), £260 (£299). An
interesting trial for the reverse of the Isle of Man 50-pence of 1971 (lot 452), bought on eBay for £25 less than a year ago, attracted a lot of
interest and was secured by a Manx commission bidder for £500 (£575).
The bulk of the auction was devoted to British coins from other properties, featuring a good range of type coins in both the hammered and
milled series, which collectively sold for a total of £500,505 (£575,581). The hammered got off to a flying start, when a room bidder fought
off telephone competition to win a penny of the Hiberno-Norse Viking ruler Olaf Sihtricsson (lot 517), found by a metal detectorist near
Beverley, East Yorkshire, last year, for £9,000 (£10,350). Other detectorist finds included a penny of Matilda tentatively attributed to the
previously unknown mint of Monmouth (lot 538), sold within estimate at £3,100 (£3,565), and a penny of King Eadmund of the Norwich
mint (lot 519), acquired for £1,900 (£2,185).
Hammered gold, of which there were no less than 69 pieces in the auction, fared extremely well and was widely dispersed. A lengthy
bidding battle in the room preceded the sale of an attractive but not outstanding Elizabeth I fine sovereign (lot 633), which finished up
costing £9,800 (£1 1,270). Mark Rasmussen paid £6,800 (£7,820) for a Norwich half-ryal of Edward IV (lot 575), a great rarity; a companion
ryal of the same mint (lot 574) went to the same buyer for £3,400 (£3,910). An American telephone bidder bid £6,800 (£7,820) for a James
I rose ryal (lot 657) and £6,200 (£7,130) for a Commonwealth unite, 1651, virtually as struck (lot 691); another coin to cross the Atlantic
was an Elizabeth I pound (lot 637) for a mid-estimate £3,200 (£3,680).
DNW
Auctioneer* & Valuer*
I
Don't forget the other DNW auctions taking place this week!
Auction 67 - Wednesday, 28 September, 10 am
Important British and World Coins
Our annual COINEX auction brings together a superb
array of coins. A George III Pattern Crown in gold, a
Scottish Twenty Pounds of James VI, an excessively rare Irish gold pistole and an
exceptional South African proof set of 1 892 are just some of the highlights.
We'll also be selling the Tood collection of British Milled Sovereigns,
hammered silver Crowns from the Warwick collection, the Tony Abramson
collection of Celtic coins and the Joanna Tansley collection of
Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials.
Subscribers: order your copy today by calling +44 (0) 20
7016 1 700. If you're not a subscriber, catalogues are £15 by post.
V AOMISE'TOJW THE BEARER ON OFHAHD THE-SUMW
For The
OF EGYPT
collection of Irish banknotes formed by the late
group of colour trials printed by Bradbury
Wilkinson in the early 1920s. You'll also find
good runs of the Bank of England and
Treasury series and South African paper.
Subscribers: order your copy today by
calling +44 (0) 20 7016 1700.
If you're not a subscriber, catalogues are
£15 by post.
To coincide with the annual World Paper
Money Fair in London, we're pleased to
present a auction solely devoted to banknotes
- for only the second time in DNW's history.
Among 443 lots is the first part of the
George Barker of Bangor, Co Down and an important
’ .>
WO o o woo
Auction 67B - Thursday, 29 September,
2 pm
Important British and World Banknotes
David L. Spence
David Lee Spence, M.D., was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Princeton
University and Harvard Medical School, he served in the US Navy, first at the Naval Research
Institute in Endocrinology and then aboard the USS Jason based in Sasabo, Japan, during the Korean
War. Following discharge from the service he toured the Orient before returning to his native city. He
completed his residency in psychiatry at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh and went on
to found the first community mental health clinic in the area at Beaver, Pennsylvania.
Subsequently, David founded the Staunton Clinic at Sewickley Valley Hospital, where he served as
Medical Director and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry for 30 years. During this time he also served as
consulting psychiatrist at both Harmarville Rehabilitation Center and Woodville State Hospital, while
maintaining a private psychiatric practice which included serving as an expert witness in personal injury
cases. A long term member of the board of directors of Compunetics, Inc., a Pittsburgh technology company,
David was the proud parent of three sons and a daughter, and the proud grandfather of nine. He was an avid
traveller, active in numerous hobbies and ventures besides being a member of the Sphinx Society, a Pittsburgh
numismatic group, for over 30 years. In all these pursuits he was supported and encouraged by his companion
and wife, Mary Anne.
David appears to have become seriously interested in numismatics in the mid-1960s. Like some
before him and many since, the basis for his introduction to 18th century British trade tokens as a collecting
field lay with the contemporary American colonial series. He put together a superb and select group of
colonial coins, tokens and paper money, auctioned by Stack's in New York on 15 March 1975; a list of the
American-related 'Conder' tokens in it was appended to the catalogue for Part I (DNW 8 October 2004).
The nucleus of the British token collection was provided by what was touted by the original vendor,
James Fawcett, of Waltham, Massachusetts, as a 'rare and maybe unique opportunity'. Back in 1967 it
certainly was: no less than 3,349 tokens put together between 1945 and 1965, along with literature on the
subject, were to be offered as a group for $10,000. Fawcett's 15-page circular, detailing his estimated values
for groups of tokens, was apparenlly sent to known interested parties in the membership of the Token and
Medal Society (TAMS) and Fawcett was in negotiation with a collector in California when he received a
telephone call from Charles L. Litman erf Pittsburgh. Having ascertained that the collection was still available
at a reduced price of $8,500 for a quick sale Litman didn't waste any time, driving up to Boston with his wife
and completing the deal on 23 February 1967, less than a week later.
Litman, who ran the Coin Exchange on Sixth street, Pittsburgh and was a long-time customer of
Monica Bussell (1906-74) at the London dealers B.A. Seaby Ltd (as indeed was Fawcett), appears to have
retained the collection intact and passed it to David Spence within a short space of time. From the
provenances quoted in the succeeding pages one can readily see the pre-eminence of the Fawcett/Litman
group, many of the pieces in it emanating from the somewhat unheralded but remarkable collection formed by
the London coin dealer Frederick William Lincoln (1857-1928) and dispersed anonymously by his son in
February 1936 after the Lincoln business ceased trading. The majority of Lincoln's tokens were acquired in the
later years of the 19th century from the dealers James FHenry (who issued his own tokens in 1879), Baldwin
and Spink, and in the provinces, James Daniels, James Verity and William Weight. A handful of pieces can be
traced to the famous Thomas Lloyd collection, a holding of over 4,400 pieces auctioned as one lot in May
1878, and one token in the previous auction was originally owned by Samuel Birchall (+1 81 4), the Leeds
issuer (lots 1 834-5), part of whose collection was sold in 1 869. Other acquisitions by Fawcett from the London
market include a significant number of pieces from the important collection formed by the publisher William
Longman (1882-1967) and auctioned in 1958, and tokens that had been in one of the collections of the
enthusiastic London numismatist Albert Jan (1899-1967).
After acquiring the Fawcett/Litman group, David put together a wants list and circulated it to dealers
on both sides of the Atlantic. Over the next twenty or so years he made a few select additions, mostly from
Baldwin and Spink, but which also included a group of rarities from the collection of Dr Robert J. Hudson of
Pittsburgh, who incidentally issued his own parking tokens! During the late 1980s and through most of the
1990s the collection remained static, but towards the close of the last decade David's interests were rekindled
with the dispersal of the huge Jim Noble collection in Melbourne in July 1998, which brought a number of
rarities that had eluded him in earlier years back on the market, and the offering of the top quality collection
formed by Wayne Anderson (1941-99) in April 2000, just four years after Anderson had founded the thriving
Conder Token Collectors Club. David's most recent purchases, before his untimely death on 13 October 2003,
were from Alan Davisson and Richard Gladdle.
This is the most significant collection of tokens to have been offered by auction in London for 20
years, with a broad appeal to collectors and county specialists alike. The following 462 lots represent Part II
and are numbered in sequence to Part I. The balance and the numismatic library are to be auctioned in June
2006- P.J.P-M.
Cataloguer's note
As with Part I, the collection has been catalogued by location within each county group as defined by
Dalton and Hamer, rather than by denomination. In this way pieces relative to each other and specific to a
particular locality are easier to find. Tokens issued by named individuals are listed alphabetically, preceding
those struck by manufacturers for specious gain and any 'county series'. The opportunity has been taken to
record the weight and die-axis of each token, information which might not only help pinpoint pieces from the
collection in future years should original tickets and envelopes be discarded, but is also increasingly relevant
to those who study the series in depth. Details of many of the issuers remain obscure, but some of the
information given in the footnotes has not been published in a numismatic context before.
This portion of the collection includes a significant number of pieces of a medallic nature, particularly
under the 'Middlesex' grouping assigned to them by Dalton and Hamer perhaps, as David Dykes has
postulated, because of pressure from their publishers. Largely the work of the manufacturers of the tokens, it
was perhaps for this reason that they were deemed worthy of publication by the contemporary authors of the
time, in particular James Conder (1 761-1 823) and Charles Pye, in whose footsteps James Atkins (1 837-1 91 0),
Richard Dalton (1854-1922) and Samuel Hamer (1859-1930) have trod. Devotees of D & H have continued to
pursue them, as indeed did many of those early collectors, but because they are not tokens per se they have
been separated in this catalogue from the main group of London-based issues.
TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKENS
FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
Middlesex [incorporating London]
Central London
1388 A L de rsgate Street, Michael and Harry Oppenheim,
Halfpenny, 1 797, frontal elevation of St Paul's
Cathedral, rev. weaver in loom, oppenheims edge,
10.26g/6h (DH 398). Very fine and very rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Michael and Harry Oppenheim, toy and fancy goods merchants, firstly
at 44 Coswell street, then 115 Aldersgate street
1390 Blackfriars, Barnett Guest, Halfpence, 1795 (6), londo
edge, 9.28g/6h (DH 308), LONDON bath or mancheste
edge, 8.94g/6h (DH 308a), Dublin or London edge
9.33g/6h (DH 308b), Dublin or at ballymurtach edge
8.41 g/6h (DH 308c), Lancaster London or Bristol edge
9.1 0g/6h (DH 308d), edge grained, 8.85g/6h (DH 308e
James Spittle [with J. Kirby and Richard Lashmar c
Brighton, Sussex], Halfpence, 1795 (2), without st Pauls
1 0.06g/6h (DH 902), with st Pauls, 9.98g/7h (DH 903)
issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, edge plain, 10.08g/12l
(DH 257a) [9], DH 308 and 308c very fine, others
about extremely fine and better, mostly with original
colour, DH 308e with characteristics indicative of an
early strike (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 257a, 308 and 903 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction
12-13 February 1936, lots 235, 242 and 281 (parts) [903 from Baldwin
others from Verity]
*DH 902 with pre-1 91 0 J.H. Daniels ticket
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 155 (part) [308a from Baldwin January 1912, 308b from Spinf
January 1 91 0, 308c gift of 'J.E.', 308d from J.H. Daniels November 1 907
308e from R. Dalton December 1910],
Barnett Guest (tc. 1 830), boot and shoe maker and later a quack doctor
9 Surrey street, Blackfriars road; James Spittle, cheesemonger, (
Broadway, Blackfriars, issued his token in partnership with Richarc
Lashmar of Wellsbourne, Brighton, and J. Kirby, a Brighton grocer.
Spittle was declared bankrupt in October 1 797
1389 Bishopscate, Meymott & Son, Halfpenny, 1 795,
bishopsgate edge, 10.75g/12h (DH 377); mule Halfpenny
from the broken obv. die, rev. wheatsheaf and doves,
8.97g/6h (DH 383); Schooling & Son, Halfpenny, 1795,
I 0 . 9 1 g/6 h (DH 474) [3]. Second extremely fine with
almost full original colour, others about extremely fine
and better, first an early striking from the unflawed die,
last with original colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 377 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 248 (part) [from Baldwin]
DH 474 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 174 (part) [from Lincoln January 19031.
DH 383 only illustrated. Meymott & Son, scale manufacturers, 64
Bishopsgate Within, at the corner of Wormwood street, proprietors
Clement and Samuel Meymott (Dykes, BN / 2001, p. 1 28). Schooling &
Son, scale manufacturers and ironmongers, 44 Bishopsgate Within and
Crispin street, Spitalfields, proprietor James Schooling
1391 Bow Street, Charles James, Halfpence, 1796 (2), lion
couchant, revs, tiger, SPENCE edges, second on a wide
flan with the word engraver clearly visible in the
exergue, 12.72g/7h, 12.55g/7h (both DH 344; Hawkins
p.32) [2], First about extremely fine and patinated,
second extremely fine, reverse with much original colour
(£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
First W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958,
lot 165 (part) [from Baldwin January 1907].
Second only illustrated. Charles James, diesinker and engraver, in the
late 1 780s and early 1 790s at Cart's yard, Church street, Birmingham,
and from 1793 at 6 Martlet! court, Bow street (Hawkins p.24), was
responsible for the design of many 1 8th century tokens. The obv. is from
the same die as his penny (Spence Part 1, 1 320)
www.dnw.co.uk
392
Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpence,
1795 (2), shield distant from legend, Davidsons edge,
1 1 . 4 3 g/ 1 2 h (DH 294a), shield close to legend,
davidsons edge, 10.83g/6h (DH 295); mule Halfpenny,
rev. bust of Prince of Wales, edge grained, 9.30g/5h
(DH 296) [3]. First with some scuffing in centre of
reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, others
about extremely fine and better, second with original
colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
*DH 294a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction
58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 429 (from A. Davisson 1991],
Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9, bt A. Davisson February 1999
Others F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 February
1936, lots 239 and 240 (parts) ( 295 from Baldwin, 296 from Spink],
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Thomas (tc. 1821) and Robert (+1824, aged 67) Davidson, printers and
pocket-book makers, 18 Sise lane, Bucklersbury; Robert Davidson was
master of the Stationers' Company at the time of his death (Longman,
p.27 and Dykes, BN J 2001, p. 122)
1394 Chandos Street, William Allen, Halfpence, 1795 (3),
CHANDOS street edge, 9 . 1 5g/6 h (DH 246), London edge,'
9.18g/6h (DH 246a), edge grained, 8.94g/6h (DH 246b);
Charing Cross, Salter & Co, Halfpenny, 10.0 1 g/6 h (DH
473); Cheapside, John Ching, Halfpence (2), edge
grained, 9.75g/6h (DH 282), edge plain. 9.11g/6h (DH
282a; Storer 7695); Chelsea, issuer uncertain,
Halfpenny, 1795, edge grained, 9.77g/5h (DH 277);
Chiswell Street, Robert Heslop, Halfpence (2), edge
grained, 9.23g/6h (DH 336a), edge plain, 8.22g/5h (DH
336b) [ 9 ] . DH 246b and 282 extremely fine with
considerable original colour, DH 336a very fine, others
generally about extremely fine or better, but DH 277
with verdigris spots on obverse (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 277 and 336b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lots 237 and 245 (parts) [both from Baldwin]
Others all W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1 958, lots 1 53, 1 65 and 1 74 (parts) 1246 and 473 from Lincoln May
1914, 246a and 246b from Spink January 1910, *282 from Spink March
1 91 2, 282a from J.H. Daniels January 1 91 9, 336a gift of 'J.E.' June 1 9061.
William Allen, cordwainer, 36 Chandos street. Salter & Co, hatters,
originally at 4 and 8 King street, Tower Hill, moved to 47 Charing Cross
in 1793 and in the 1794 directories are also shown at 106 Ratcliff
Highway and 136 Whitechapel; the business later restyled Thomas
Frederick Salter & Co. John Ching, quack doctor, 4 Cheapside, later
Ching and Butler. Robert Heslop, coin and curio dealer, 86 Chiswell
street, moved to 7 Beech lane, Barbican c. 1809 and later to 62
Whitecross street (see also footnote to lot 1 395)
393 Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny,
1795, in white metal, seated figure of Londinia,
buildings behind, shield distant from legend, rev. hands
supporting crowned triangle, edge plain, 9.06g/12h (DH
294c). Light surface marks and a scratch above shield,
otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 155
(part) [from Baldwin January 1911]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dtiw.co.uk
I CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1395 City Road, John Bebbington, Halfpenny, 9.88g/12h (DH
254); Thomas Hall, Halfpence (9), 1795 (7), quadrupeds
(2), CITTY ROAD, 9.31 g/6h (DH 313), city road, 9.97g/12h
(DH 314); deformed dwarf (3), citty road, 9.38g/12h
(DH 316), city road (2), edge grained left, 10.73g/6h
(DH 315), edge plain, 9.1 9g/6h (DH 315c); negress (2),
both edges plain, large thin flan, 9.25g/12h (DH 317),
small thick flan, 1 1 . 2 8g/1 2 h (DH 317); undated (2), both
large toucan, Dublin or London edge, 8.96g/6h (DH
319a), edge grained, 9.53g/6h (DH 319c) [10], DH 254
about very fine, others about extremely fine and better,
several with original colour, particularly DH 313 and 316
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 254, 31 3, 315c, 31 7 large flan and 319c F.W. Lincoln Collection,
Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 235 and 242 (parts) [254
from Baldwin, others from Verity].
DH 316 only illustrated. John Bebbington, umbrella manufacturer, 8
City road, declared bankrupt 1800. Thomas Hall, 10 City road,
taxidermist and curiosity dealer, who was followed in the business by
his son, also Thomas (1 780-1 838). Along with Robert Heslop (lot 1 394)
and Philip Ratley (lot 1 426), Thomas Hall was a large purchaser at the
disposal of the Leverian Museum holdings, an elephantine 65-day
auction staged between May and July 1806 (Brooke, CTCJ December
2000, pp.10-15)
1396 City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, small toucan
standing left, head turned back, rev. the 1st artist in
Europe, etc, edge payable at London, 9.1 3g/1 2 h (DH
318). Usual flaw through OBSERVERS, extremely fine with
almost full original colour, extremely rare, very few
specimens known and this may well be the finest
(£300-500)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
This well-known rarity was absent from most of the important token
auctions of the recent past, including Longman and Noble. The example
in the Lincoln sale, in inferior condition to the present piece, sold for £5
15s. in 1936
1397 Cornhill, Richardson, Goodluck & Co, Halfpence, 179
(4), Figure of Fortune type (3), large rev. letters, edg
plain, 11.33g/6h (DH 467; Stainton 37), small rev
letters, edge plain, 11.01 g/6h (DH 468), large date
1 0.28g/1 2h (DH 469); Bluecoat boy type, 11.03g/6h (DF
471; Stainton 38); Covent Garden, Thomas Dodc
Halfpence (3), in copper (2), thick flan, 13.49g/6h, thi
flan, 7.53g/6h, and in brass, thin flan, 7.63g/6h (all Df
300) [7], First four extremely fine, DH 467 and 468 with
considerable original colour, others patinated, DH 300s
in copper good very fine, brass about very fine but rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 300 copper thin flan, *467 and 468 F.W. Lincoln Collectior
Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 240 and 252 (parts) [251
from Spink, others from Baldwin]
DH 469 and 471 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-1 )
March 1 958, lot 1 74 (part) [469 from Spink January 1 91 0, 471 from J.H
Daniels June 1 906J.
Richardson, Goodluck & Co, lottery-office proprietors and late
stockbrokers, 104 Bank Building, Cornhill, and 8 Charing Cross
proprietors Peter Richardson, William Goodluck, George Arnull anc
William Lea; an advertisement regarding the division of the £30,00C
prize, no.1 2807, as detailed on the token, is described by Bell, 1 966
pp-1 04-5. Thomas Dodd, proprietor of a music shop, New street, Coven
Garden
1398 Covent Garden, Charles Presbury & Co, Halfpenny, bust
of Elizabeth I in high ruff almost facing, rev. legend,
edge payable in London, 10.27g/6h (DH 464). Usual die
flaws and traces of alterations in the reverse die, small
flan crack, otherwise extremely fine and patinated,
extremely rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Charles Presbury & Co, jewellers and hardware manufacturers, 9 New
street, Covent Garden. The token utilises the obv. die initially employed
for the Chichester halfpence of Dally & Son (DH Sussex 15-17),
combined with a rev. die which traditionally has been associated with
John Stubbs Jorden and was perhaps produced c. 1 797-8 (Dykes, BNj
2001 , pp.1 32-3). The order was countermanded by Presbury after about
36 pieces had been struck
www.dnw.co.uk
HIE COLLECTION OF 'I HIM CENTURY LOKENS FORMED UY Dr
399 Coventry Street, J. Henderson, Halfpence, 1 795 (2),
small period afler London, 7.88g/6h (DH 292), large-
period, 8.78g/6h (DH 293); Drury Lane, John Kflvington,
Halfpence, 1795 (3), laurel lo | (2), edge engrailed,
9.22g/6h (DH 346), edge plain, 9.65g/6h (DH 346b),
laurel to T, edge engrailed, 9.87g/6h (DH 347); mule
Halfpence (7), all Brunswick type, revs. Britannia (2),
Dublin edge, 9.17g/6h (DH 348), edge plain, 6.62g/6h
(DH 348a), ship (3), edge engrailed, 10.03g/6h (DH
349), ANGLESEY edge, 9.99g/6h (DH 349b), edge plain,
7.09g/6h (DH 349c), arms of Lancaster (2), northiam
edge, 10.05g/7h (DH 350), edge plain, 6.32g/7h (DH
350a) [12]. DH 292 extremely fine with original colour,
DH 346 about extremely fine, DH 346b fine and very
rare, others generally about very fine (£50-70)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots
155 and 165 (parts) [292 from Lincoln March 1903, 293 from R. Dalton
lanuary 1 91 3, 346 and 350a gift of 'J.E.', 346b from Baldwin November
1913, 347 from Spink April 1910, 348 and 348a from Spink January
1 91 0, 349 and 350 from R. Dalton December 1 91 0, 349b from Spink
March 1914, 349c from Lincoln May 1914]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
J. Henderson, 6 Coventry street. John Kilvington, grocer and tea dealer,
153 Drury lane
1400 Finsbury Square, James Lackinglon & Co, Halfpence,
1794 (5), J over E (2), edge grained, 8.58g/6h (DH 351),
LONDON edge, 7.84g/7h (DH 351c), ) over L (3),
lackington edge, 1 1 . 2 5g/6h (DH 352), Anglesey edge,
10.05g/6h (DH 352a), edge plain, I0.82g/6h (DH 352c);
Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpence (12), 1794 (6), 1 of
date under coat button (4), temple edge, 9.56g/6h (DH
353), Lancaster edge, 9.29g/6h (DH 353a), BECCLES
edge, 11.08g/6h (DH 353c), edge plain, 8.77g/6h (DH
353, edge unpublished); 1 to right of coat button (2),
temple edges, 9.30g/6h (DH 354), 8.77g/6h (DH 355);
undated, London edge, 9.68g/6h (DH 356); 1795 (5),
inner circle on rev. (2), temple edge, 8.81 g/6h (DH 357),
edge plain, 8.81g/6h (DH 357b), no inner circle on rev.
(3), edge grained right, 9.16g/6h (DH 358), edge grained
left, 8.63g/6h (DH 358a), edge plain, 8.61 g/6h (DH
358b); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, rev. arms of
Liverpool, 6.58g/6h (DH 361) [18]. DH 352, 353, 353c
and 357 all extremely fine with much original colour,
353c very rare, DH 352c, 354, 355, 356 and 358a all
very fine or better, some with colour, DH 358b fair but
very rare, others generally fine, a good group of the
issuer (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 351 and 354 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 245 (part) [both from Verity]
All others except DH 352, *353c, 353 with unpublished edge and 358b
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 166
(part) [247c, 353a and 355 from Spink January 1908, 352a and 352c
from Baldwin October 1915, 353 from Lincoln May 1914, 356 from
Baldwin August 1 907, 357 from Spink March 1 91 2, 357b from Baldwin
November 1913, 358 from Lincoln March 1902, 358a from Lincoln
March 1903, 361 from W.H. Regan].
James Lackington (1 746-1 81 5), born in Wellington, Somerset, came to
London in 1 773, initially to follow his trade as a shoemaker, but he also
began to buy and sell second-hand books, opening a shop at 46 Chiswell
street in 1 774. By the early 1 790s he was making £4,000 profit per
annum and in 1 793 he sold a quarter of the business to his assistant,
Robert Allen. In 1 794 he opened a large shop at 32 Finsbury place south,
Finsbury square, known as the 'Temple of the Muses', from which his
tokens were issued. Lackington, by then the largest second-hand
bookseller of the day, retired from the business in 1 798. Much further
detail, including a print showing the inside of the Temple of the Muses, is
given by Longman, pp. 35-40
www.dntv.co.uk
1401 Foundling Fields, James Burton, Halfpence, 1795 (2),
stop at end of legend, edge grained, 6.96g/6h (DH 304)'
flaw at end of legend, edge grained, 7.91 g/6h (DH 305);
Great Portland Street, Joseph Moore, Halfpence, 1795
(2), edge coarsely grained, 10.42g/12h (DH 389), edge
finely grained, 10.02g/12h (DH 389a); Haymarket,
Francis Shackelton, Halfpence, 1794 (3), all reading
LONDON, unicorn's tail to l, 9.39g/12h (DH 476),
unicorn's tail to o (2), SUFFOLK-street edge, 9.28g/12h
(DH 477), Dublin edge, 8.89g/12h (DH 477a) [7], First
two good very fine and patinated, others generally
extremely fine with original colour, first extremely rare,
very few specimens known (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 304, 476, 477 and 477a W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots 155 and 174 (parts) (304 from Baldwin
November 1913, 476 from Lincoln April 1907, 477 from Lincoln May
1914, 477a gift of 'J.E.'J
DH 305 and 389 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lots 241 and 249 (parts) [305 from Verity, 389 from
Baldwin],
James Burton (c. 1764-183 7), developer of much of the Foundling
Hospital estate in the 1 790s (Dykes, BNJ 1 999, p.1 79). Joseph Moore,
laceman, haberdasher and draper, 1 1 6 Great Portland street. Francis
Shackelton, tallowchandler, 12 Little Suffolk street, Haymarket, supplier
of candles to the Duke of York
1402 High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Halfpenny, St
George on horseback slaying dragon, small boar above,
rev. MAIL & POST COACHES TO ALL PARTS OF ENGLAND in
wreath, edge payable at the ceorge & blue boar London,
1 0.2 1 g/6h (DH 339). Extremely fine with original colour,
extremely rare, very few specimens struck (£300-400)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 163
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Christopher Ibberson, proprietor of the George & Blue Boar inn, 270
High Holborn, at the lime a terminus for many of the stage and post
coaches to the north. Ibberson contacted Matthew Boulton in December
1 794 to order half a ton of halfpenny tokens and asked him "to send up a
Pattern before you go on with them" - this is one of those 'patterns'.
Ibberson countermanded his token order in February 1795 after
probably only a few hundred of the regular type (DH 342) were struck.
The rarity of the 'pattern' is evidenced from the apparent demand for
collectors for the Taylor copy in lot 1404 (Doty, S'/VC March 1986,
pp. 39-40, and CTQ June 1999, pp.20-1)
WID L. SPENCE - PAR
1403 Hich Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, mule Halfpenny
from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cypher rw on .
shield hanging from a tree, edge plain, 10.89g/6h (Df
340). Very fine and extremely rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 16
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
A concoction presumably made at the Soho mint, utilising the rev. die c
the Enniscorthy halfpence of R. Woodcock (DH Wexford 1-4), from a
issue shipped from Soho in February 1800/1 (Doty, CTQ June 200C
P-77). At one time considered rarer than DH 339 (and evidenced by th
prices paid in pre-1960 auctions; this piece sold for as much as £9 ii
1958), more specimens of DH 340 have appeared on the market ir
recent years
1404 High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Proof Halfpenny
bronzed, large boar, GEORGE & blue boar edge, 10.1 0g/6F
(DH 342); imitation Halfpenny by W.J. Taylor, c. 1870
in copper, small boar, edge plain, 9.69g/6h (DH 343
[2], Extremely fine (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 342 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 246 (part) [from Verity)
DH 343 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 165 (part) (from Lincoln]
1405 High Holborn, John Skidmore, Halfpence, 1795 (2),
edge grained, 10.58g/6h (DH 480), edge plain,
10.09g/6h (DH 480a); Farthing, 1795, edge grained,
3 . 8 9 g/ 1 2 h (DH 1074); Peter Skidmore, Farthing, rev.
man hanging from gallows, edge grained, 3.72g/12h (DH
1075) [4 ] . First about extremely fine, second very fine
and very rare, others extremely fine, third with minor
flan crack, last with some original colour and very rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 480 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 254 (part) [from Verity].
DH 1074 and *1075 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 211 (part) Iboth from Spink January 1907],
John Skidmore, furnisher and stove-grate manufacturer, 123 High
Holborn and 1 5 Coppice row, Clerkenwell; his business styled Skidmore
& Son from 1 797, a front for the token manufacturing business run by
his son Peter, who issued vast numbers of specious and other tokens for
the then collectors' market from Coppice row and who, in the eyes of a
contemporary, was 'one of the most reprehensible dealers' (Thompson,
BN1 1969, p.1 54, quoting Charles Sheplard)
www.dnw.co.uk
T(
HE COLLECTlOf
406 High Holborn, John Skidmore, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in
silver, register stove, rev. two men at a forge, edge
grained, 11.20g/6h (DH 480). Extremely fine, a little
unevenly toned, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one
other specimen available to commerce (£400-600)
Provenance:
Dr R.|. Hudson Collection |from Seaby 1961 ].
Absent from virtually all the main collections of tokens as a silver
striking, including Hamer, Waite-Sanderson, Longman, Jan and Noble.
The cataloguer saw one other example in the London trade in the
mid-1970s, which may perhaps be the specimen in M. Rasumssen FPL
8, Summer 2005, 82
1409 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), from the
same obv. die as previous, revs, view of a street,
skidmore edge, I 2.77 g/6 h (DH 489); conjoined busts of
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing 1 795, edge
grained, 9.07g/5h (DH 492b) [2 1. Extremely fine with
original colour, both very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Second only illustrated
107
High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), from the
same obv. die as previous, revs, anchor and cable,
skidmore edge, 12.5 7g/6h (DH 483), bust of William
Hallan, skidmore edge, 12.40g/6h (DH 484) [2] . First
about extremely fine, second better and with a hint of
original colour, very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 484 only illustrated
1410 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpenny, from the
same obv. die as previous, rev. bust left in naval
uniform, skidmore edge, 1 3 . 2 6 g/ 1 2 h (DH 493).
Extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£70-90)
Provenance:
M.Z. Cerson Collection [from Baldwin April 1 983 ]
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1 998, lot 531
bt A. Davisson February 1 999
108 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), from the
same obv. die as previous, revs, bust left, payable at
SALISBURY, SKIDMORE edge, 12.60g/1h (DH 486); arms of
Kidderminster, edge grained, 9.27g/5h (DH 488a) [2],
First about extremely fine, second extremely fine with
much original colour, both extremely rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Second only illustrated
1411 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), men at
forge, revs, bust of David Garrick, edge grained,
9.26g/5h (DH 497a); heart and hand, edge grained,
11.99g/12h (DH 498) [2J. Extremely fine, first patinated,
second with much original colour, both very rare
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 498 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-13 March
1958, lot 176 (part) (from Spink January 1908]
www. dnw. co.uk
CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1412 HichHolborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (3), from the
same obv. die as previous, revs, bust of George III,
SKIDMORE edge, 12.34g/10h (DH 499); wcm cypher, edge
grained, 9.36g/6h (DH 503); anchor and cable, edge
grained, 1 0.1 3g/7h (DH 508) [3], Second about
extremely fine but with striking crack, others very fine,
all rare, particularly the last (£120-150)
Provenance:
DH 499 and 503 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 499 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1 958, lot 1 76 (part) [from Baldwin April 1 907]
*DH 508 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983,
lot 295 (part) [from Seaby 1965], M.Z. Cerson Collection, Part I, Spink
Auction 53, 1 9 June 1 986, lot 229 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble
Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 536 part),
Davissons FPL Fall 2001
1413 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2),
guillotine, rev. busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
dividing 1 795, edge grained, 9.63g/6h (DH 513);
Minerva standing, rev. cap of Liberty on pole, Skidmore
edge, 12.5 8g/6h (DH 514) [2], Extremely fine, second
with original colour, both very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 513 SCMB July 1955, bt Seaby 1956.
DH 514 only illustrated
1414 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), arms,
rev. open book, Skidmore edge, 12.42g/1h (DH 517);
Free Born Briton, rev. knife, fork and plate chained to
table, Skidmore edge, 13.28g/12h (DH 520) [2],
Extremely fine, first with much original colour and rare,
second patinated and reverse a trifle spotted (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
First only illustrated
1415 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (3), Fre
Born Briton, revs, knife, fork and plate chained to tabU
edge plain, 8.97g/12h (DH 520b); French Republica
(2), skidmore edge, 12.31g/12h (DH 521), edge graine
but flattened in collar, 9.41 g/1 2h (DH 521a) [3], Last
extremely fine with considerable original colour, others
very fine and better, all rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 521a W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 Marc
1958, lot 177 (part) [from Lincoln August 1909J
1416 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (4), St Paul'
Covent Garden, revs, church ruins (2), skidmore edge
1 3.31 g/6 h (DH 522), edge grained, 8.53g/6h (DH 522a)
bust of George III, edge grained, 9.89g/12h (DH 523b)
JOM cypher, skidmore edge, 12.88g/7h (DH 526) [4], DH
522a very fine, others about extremely fine and better,
last with a little original colour, first very rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
DH 522 T.A. Jan Collection, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1 983, lot 29;
(part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58E
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 552 (part), Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9
DH 522a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 Februan
1936, lot 258 (part) [from Baldwin), Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 523b Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 526 T.A. Jan Collection, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 29;
(part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58E
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 552 (part), Davisson Mailbid Sale 12, 18
November 1 999 (277)
1417 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (5), ruins of
church, revs, register stove, edge plain, 11.1 7g/6h (DH
527) ; men at forge (2), skidmore edge, 12.67g/6h (DH
528) , uncertain edge, 11.20g/5h ( cf . DH 528); view of a
street, skidmore edge, 1 2 . 79g/5 h (DH 531); busts of
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing 1795, skidmore
edge, 11.99g/12h (DH 532) [5]. DH 528 good fine, DH
531 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine
or better (£100-120)
Provenance:
Third T.A. Jan Collection, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1 983, lot 298
(part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble
Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 555, Davisson
Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (278)
Others all Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *531 and 532 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 179 (part) [531 from R. Dalton December 1910, 532
from Spink March 1912],
Contrary to the information given in the Noble and Davisson 12
catalogues, the third token does have traces of lettering on the edge,
although what that lettering is remains unproven
www.dmv.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF
}18 High Holborn, Skidmore's mule Halfpenny, man
skating, hyde park, rev. GB cypher, edge grained,
9.1 2 g/ 1 2 h (DH 535). Extremely fine, a little original
colour, scarce (£50-70)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 1 79
(part) Ifrorn Baldwin December 19051
Fawcett/Litman Collection
•19 Jermyn Street, John Carter, Halfpence, 1795 (3), toe of
slipper above T (2), edge grained, 7.71 g/1 2 h (DH 275),
edge plain, 7.56g/12h (DH 275a), toe of slipper below T,
edge grained, 7.68g/6h (DH 276); Long Acre, Basil
Burchell, Halfpence or medalets (16), all with 79
address, viz. n79, 10.41 g/6h (DH 259, pierced; Storer
7641 ff), no hyphen in long acre, 10.1 4g/1 2h (DH 260),
LONG - ACRE, 9.08g/12h (DH 261), LONG-ACRE, 6.96g/1 2 h
(DH 262, pierced), worms, 9.24g/5h (DH 263, pierced),
long-acre (11), copper, 8.77g/12h, white metal,
10.1 3g/1 2 h (both DH 267, pierced), copper, 9.06g/12h
(DH 268, pierced), plated brass, 8.30g/6h (DH 270,
pierced), copper, 7.86g/6h, white metal, 6.94g/7h (both
DH 271, latter pierced), copper, 7.96g/6h (DH 272),
copper, 11.2 7g/7h (DH 273), copper, medal edge,
9.29g/6h (DH 274), copper (2), edge grained, large
[28mm] flan, 9.27g/6h, edge grained, small [26.5mm]
flan, 6.58g/6h (both DH 274b, pierced); John Fowler,
Halfpenny, 1794, edge plain, 8.80g/6h (DH 306) [20].
First three, DH 267 white metal, 268, 271 white metal
and 274 all extremely fine, coppers with considerable
original colour, DH 262 fair, 270 about fine, 274b fine,
remainder generally very fine, some better, a good
group of Burchell issues (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 276 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 February
1936, lot 237 (part) [from Spink]
All others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lots 153 and 155 (parts) [259, 260, 263, 267 copper and 268 from
Baldwin September 1908, 261 and 275a from Baldwin April 1913, 262
from R. Dalton December 1910, 267 white metal from Baldwin
September 1 928, 270 and 271 copper gift of 'J.E.', *271 white metal and
274b large flan from Lincoln September 1908, 272 from Lincoln August
1909, 273 and 275 from W.H. Regan, 274 from W.H. Regan March
1903, 274b small flan from Baldwin October 1923, 306 from Lincoln
May 19141.
John Carter, leather-cutter and shoemaker, Jermyn street. Basil
Burchell, vendor of patent medicines and anodyne necklaces for
children, 79 Long Acre; his pierced tokens were attached to anodyne
necklaces and boxes of sugar plums as a guarantee of their authenticity
(Brooke, CTCJ September 1999, pp.10-12). John Fowler (perhaps
b.1 756), tentatively identified by Samuel as an oil merchant and tinplate
worker, 78 Long Acre (Dykes, BN) 2000, pp.95-6)
1420 Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpence (3), 1796 (2),
shop front and umbrella, reads n19, 9.96g/11h (DH 320),
umbrella, reads 19, 13.05g/12h (DH 321); 1798, edge
grained, 11.36g/6h (DH 322) [3]. All extremely fine, first
with original colour and with metal cud over nd of
London, second palinated, third with small obverse rim
fault at 10 o'clock (£120-150)
Provenance:
W.J. Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 133
(part)
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
244
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 320 only illustrated. John Hancock, umbrella maker and dealer in
coins and medals, 19 Leather lane
www.dnw.co.uk
TOKE
1421 Marylebone, Edward Neeton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), large
[30mm] flan, 8.87g/6h, small flan, 8.87g/6h (both DH
390); Newgate Street, Christ's Hospital, Halfpence,
1800 (4), stop after date (2), 4.24g/6h (DH 278),
5.03g/12h (DH 279), no stop after date (2), 5.1 0g/1 2h
(DH 280), 5 . 2 0g/ 1 2 h (DH 281); Daniel Eaton,
Halfpenny, 1 795, edge grained, 9.37g/7h (DH 301);
Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway
and Daniel Holt, Kempson's Halfpence (2), 1794, stop
after date, edge grained, 9.00g/6h (DH 393), 1 795, edge
grained, 10.12 g/ 6 h (DH 396); Kempson's mule
Halfpence (3), revs. King and Constitution, CURRENT every
where edge, 8 . 7 9 g/ 1 2 h (DH 394), London Corresponding
Society, edge plain, 6.35g/3h (DH 395), three men
hanging, edge plain, 8.88g/12h (DH 397) [12]. DH 301
and 390 small flan extremely fine with almost full original
colour, DH 279, 280, 281 and 395 about fine and
better, others mostly very fine (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 278, 279, 280 and 281 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction,
1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 1 53 (part) [278 from Lincoln March 1 903, 279
from Spink November 1913, 280 from Baldwin January 1912, 281 from
R. Dalton December 1910]
DH 390 large flan, 393 and 396b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 249 (part) [390 from Baldwin, others
from Verity].
Edward Neeton, wine and spirit merchant. Christ's Hospital, or the Blue
Coat School, as it was generally termed from the outward garment of
the children, was a royal foundation dating to 1 552. The children of the
school were obliged to change any money they possessed into these
tokens, which were the only currency allowed within the precincts of
the building (Spence Part 1, 1326). Henry Delahay Symonds, bookseller
and publisher, 23 Paternoster row, retired from business 1806; William
Winterbotham, dissenting minister from Plymouth; James Ridgway
(+May 1838, aged 83), from Mottram, Cheshire, publisher and
bookseller at 1 York street, St James's and later 1 70 Piccadilly; Daniel
Holt (tjanuary 1 797, aged 33), from Newark, printer of the Newark
Herald ; there was no connection between them other than that all four
were incarcerated at Newgate prison for uttering seditious libels,
1793-5 (Longman, pp.41-4; Bell, 1987, pp.121-4)
1422 Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenny,
1797, head of a wild man full facing, rev. small rs
cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plain,
15.89g/7h (DH 905). Extremely fine and patinated, very
rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Friwcett/Litman Collection.
Richard Summers, dealer in paintings and curiosities, 24 Old Cavendish
street
FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1423 Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenn
1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. large i
cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plai
17.30g/6h (DH 906). Obverse extremely fine with a hint
of original colour, reverse nearly so, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1424 Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, 12.26g/6h (DE
253); London Corresponding Society, Halfpence, 179
(6), L distant from man's robe, edge grained, 9.83g/6
(DH 285), L touches robe (5), edge grained, 10.1 9g/6
(DH 286), Birmingham edge, 7.48g/6h (DH 286a), dubli
edge, 9.95g/7h (DH 286b), London edge, 9.08g/6h (DF
286c), edge plain, 6.77g/6h (DH 286e); Lutwyche"
mule Halfpence (6), bust of the Prince of Wales, a
asylum edge, 8.1 6 g/ 6 h (DH 287), clasped hands (4
LONDON or BRIGHTON edge, 7. 1 3 g/1 2 h (DH 289a), londo
CORK or BELFAST edge, 9.1 8g/6h (DH 289b), seabathing
edge, 7. 03g/3h (DH 289d), an asylum edge, 8.28g/12
(DH 289e), seated Britannia, edge plain (DH 289 bis
this piece illustrated ); Skidmore's Halfpenny, ma
hanging, rev. LCS cypher, edge grained, 11.72g/3h (DE
290) [14], DH 253 and 290 extremely fine with virtually
full original colour, DH 286 extremely fine with much
original colour, DH 285 very fine and very rare, others
generally about fine or better, some rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 253 and 286 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-1
February 1936, lots 235 and 237 (parts) [253 from Baldwin, 286 fror
Verity]
DH 286a T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1 91 1
lot 63 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Marcf
1958, lot 155 (part)
All others except DH 286c and 289a W. Longman Collection
Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 155 (part) [285 from R
Dalton November 1913, 286b, 287, 289d and 289 bis from R. Daltor
December 1910, 286e gift of 'J.E.', 289b from Spink March 191 2, 289<
from W.H. Regan March 1902, *290 from Baldwin January 1907],
George Bayly, dealer in birds and animals, 242 Piccadilly. The Londoi
Corresponding Society, founded in January 1792, promotet
parliamentary reform in the representation of the people. The Socieb
initially met secretly in a cellar, but later held open air meetings a
various venues and spawned at least 30 local divisions. The founder ant
secretary was Thomas Hardy (1752-1832), a Scotsman domiciled ii
England since the 1 770s and in business as a shoemaker in Piccadilly.
The Society was declared illegal in 1799. Further details are sold with
the lot
unuw.dtiw.co.uk
(25 Rupert Street, issuer uncertain, Halfpence (2), edge
plain, 6.99g/6h (DH 472), BIRMINGHAM edge, 9.33g/5h
(DH 472a); Russell Court, Sim, Halfpence (2), edge
grained, 8.93g/6h (DH 478), edge plain, 9.45g/6h (DH
478a); St James's Street, William Stinton, Halfpence,
1795 (2), warehouse edge, 8.96g/3h (DH 904), Dublin
edge, 8.81 g/6h (DH 904a); St Martin's Lane, William
Williams, Halfpence, 1795 (4), pearls 9/9 (2), 8.54g/6h
(DH 913), 9.83g/6h (DH 914), pearls 9/8 (2), 9.72g/6h
(DH 915), 9.75g/6h (DH 916); Prattent's mule Halfpence
(2), revs. Bishop Blaize, 9 . 64g/1 1 h (DH 920), man
gnawing bone, 10.54g/7h (DH 922); Snow Hill, Thomas
Hatfield, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.76g/6h (DH 323) [13]. DH
472 very fine, others generally about extremely fine and
better, a few with original colour, DH 922 very rare
(£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcetl/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 472a and 478a W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
March 1 958, lot 1 74 (part) [472a from Spink January 1 91 0, 478a gift of
'J.E.' June 19061
DH 323, 904, 914 and 920 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 February 1936, lots 245, 281 and 284 (parts) 1323 from J. Henry,
others from Baldwin |.
DH 922 only illustrated. William Stinton, grocer, tea dealer and Italian
warehouseman, 12-14 St James's Street. William Williams (+1 825),
grinder and button manufacturer, 103 St Martin's lane (Hawkins p.1 06).
Thomas Hatfield, boot and shoemaker, 5 King street, Snow Hill,
formerly of 149 Fenchurch street
26 St Martin's Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1 795,
connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a
yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in
background, edge plain, 1 1 . 75g/1 2 h (DH 465).
Extremely fine with a little original colour, rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
252 (part) [from Spink]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
72 struck. Philip Ratley, dealer in pictures and curiosities, 21 Duke's
court, St Martin's lane. The artist, Kempson, copied George Morland's
etching The Connoisseur and Tired Boy as the obverse type (Bell 1 966
p.230)
1427 Soho, Robert Orchard, Halfpence (2), 1795, edge plain,
14.1 3g/6h (DH 399); undated, edge plain, 9.58g/5h (DH
400) 1 2 1 . First from the usual cracked obverse die and
second with light handling marks, otherwise both
extremely fine with original colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
First only illustrated. Robert Orchard, grocer, tea dealer and
entrepreneur, 34 Greek street, Soho and resident of Sawbridgeworth,
Hertfordshire
1428 Soho, Robert Orchard, James's Halfpenny, 1797, bust
right dividing LONDON token, rev. arms, edge plain,
9.66g/6h (DH 402). Extremely fine, a little original colour
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcetl/Litman Collection
1429 Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1798, side
elevation of Islington Old Church, rev. ro cypher,
Coventry edge, 13.77g/12h (DH 403). Light surface
marks in reverse field visible on close inspection,
otherwise extremely fine with attractive rainbow
patination, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1430 Soho, Robert Orchard, Farthings (5), 1796, 3.87g/8h (DH
1060); 1 803 (3), Turk standing type (2), 3.69g/6h,
3.77g/6h (both DH 1061, latter plated), warehouse type,
3 . 72g/1 1 h (DH 1062); 1804, 4.09g/6h (DH 1063) [5],
Plated piece fine, others about extremely fine and
better, first with much original colour (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 1061 unplated W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 21 1 (part) [*1060 from Lincoln January
1905, 1061 plated from Baldwin October 1923, others from Spink
January 1905]
www.dnw.co.uk
18TI-I CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1431 Soho, Robert Orchard, Prattent's mule Halfpence (2),
bust left, revs. JE & co cypher, edge plain, 8.56g/6h (DH
407) ; wheatsheaf and doves, edge plain, 8.94g/6h (DH
408) [2], Extremely fine, first with a little original colour
and rare, second with much original colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
DH 407 Fawcett/Litman Collection
*DH 408 J. Wahl Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 18, 21 November
2002 (489)
1432 Soho, Robert Orchard, Prattent's mule Halfpence (3),
arms, revs, bust of William III right, edge plain,
10.10g/6h (DH 411); hs & CO cypher in wreath, 8.40g/6h
(DH 412); Hope holding quadrant, 9.48g/6h (DH 413)
[ 3 1 . All with characteristic flaw in die under e of
halfpenny and first with light flaws in reverse field,
otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
*DH 41 1 Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 1 0 November 1 999 (1 968)
DH 412 Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 41 3 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1958, lot 168 (part) [from Baldwin July 19121, Fawcett/Litman Collection
1433
Spring Gardens, Charles Biggar, Halfpence, 1796 (2
SPRING CARDEN, edge plain, 7.04g/6h (DH 255a
SPRING-GARDEN, edge plain, 9.34g/12h (DH 256); Stranc
Philip Astley, Halfpence (6), bath edge, 9.27g/12h (DF
362a), Dublin edge, 9.31 g/1 2h (DH 362b), lancaste
edge, 8.7 4g/1 2 h (DH 362c), edge grained left, 8.88g/6
(DH 3 6 2 f ) , edge plain, 9.28g/12h (DH 362h), edg
grained right, 8.99g/12h (DH 362j); William Forste
Halfpenny, 1795, edge plain, 14.55g/6h (DH 302);
and S. Kelly, Halfpence (6), London edge, 9.40g/6h (Dl
345), ANGLESEY edge, 9.11 g/6h (DH 345b), Dublin edge
9.44g/6h (DH 345c), henry Olivers edge, 8.54g/6h (DF
345d), edge grained, 9.98g/6h (DH 345e), edge plair
9.30g/6h (DH 345f); Tottenham Court Road, Jonatha
Dennis, Halfpence, 1795 (6), dennis edge, 9.42g/6h (DF
297), ANGLESEY edge, 9.34g/6h (DH 297a), DUBLIN edge
9.28g/6h (DH 297b), Lancaster edge, 9.25g/6h (DF
297c), edge grained, 9.25g/6h (DH 297d), edge plain
7.34g/5h (DH 297e) [21], DH 302, 345, 345c, 345f,
362b and 362f about extremely fine and better, mostly
with original colour, DH 255a good fine, DH 345b and
362h fair to fine but both very rare, others generally
very fine (£150-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 297, 302 and 345 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auctior
1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lots 240 and 245 (parts) [297 from Verity, 30:
from T.E. Tatton, 345 from Verity!
All others except 345b and 362h W. Longman Collection, Glendinin
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lots 1 53, 1 55, 1 65 and 1 66 (parts) [255a an>
297b from R. Dalton December 1910, 256 and 362a from Lincoli
March 1903, 297a and *345ffrom Spink March 1914, 297c, 297e, 345>
and 345d from Spink January 1910, 297d from Lincoln May 1914, 345e
from S.H. Hamer November 1909, 362b from J.H. Daniels January
1908, 362c from R. Dalton November 1913, 362f from J.H. Daniel
November 1907, 362j from Baldwin November 1913].
Charles Biggar, coffee-house proprietor and hotelier, declared bankrup
1797. Philip Astley, showman and proprietor of an amphitheatre ir
Westminster Bridge road, which was badly damaged by fire in 1 794
while it was being repaired he rented the Lyceum for his performances
(Bell, 1966, p.201). William Forster, musical instrument maker and coil
collector, 348 Strand; his coin collection was auctioned in February
1 81 7. J.A. and S.A. Kelly, patent saddlers and whip-makers, 1 39 Strand
declared bankrupt February 1813. Jonathan Dennis, baker
1434 Strand, William Forster, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, ir
silver, crown encircled with the sheet music to God
Save the King, rev. Prince of Wales' feathers, edge
grained, 13.27 g/5 h (DH 302b). Practically mint state
and attractively toned, very rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
iuwiu.dtnu.co.uk
THE
DLl ECTK
OF 1811 1 CENTURY TOKENS FORMED I3Y
>PE
435
Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (5), undated,
reads exibition, 8.79g/5h (DIH 414); 1795 (4), all reading
exhibition, DUBLIN edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 415), edge
grained, 9.46g/6h (DH 415a), edge plain, 6.66g/6h (DH
415b), PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL edge,
9.04g/6h (DH 415, edge unlisted by Davisson) [5].
Third very fine and as struck on a large flan, exhibiting a
large die flaw on obverse, very rare, others about
extremely fine and better, first two with much original
colour, last extremely rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
DH 41 5a The Property of a Gentleman, Clendining Auction, 8 October
1919, lot 163 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
March 1 958, lot 1 69 (part)
Others all W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-1 3 March
1958, lot 169 (part) [414 and 415b from Lincoln March 1903, 415 from
Baldwin December 1905, *415 with Lancaster edge from Spink
December 1922], Fawcett/Litman Collection.
J. and Gilbert (+1810, aged 67) Pidcock, proprietors of the Exeter
Change menagerie situated on the site of the old Exeter House, on the
north side of the Strand near to the Lyceum, which closed in 1 828. The
edge reading on the last token was tentatively assigned the number DH
41 5c by the Longman cataloguer, but this addition was not picked up on
by Farnell, writing one year later tSCMB July 1 959, p.254) and seems to
have been unremarked on in print since. Davisson (1990, p.xii) assigns
41 5c to another previously unrecorded edge
1436 Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (14),
elephant, revs, rhinoceros to right (3), SPENCE edge,
12.33g/6h (DH 416), edge grained, 9.24g/6h (DH 416a),
edge plain, 7.22g/6h (DH 416b); rhinoceros to left,
9.48g/7h (DH 417, polished obv. die); tiger, SPENCE
edge, 12.67g/7h (DH 418); nylghau, 6.77g/6h (DH 419);
antelope, edge grained, 8.85g/7h (DH 420); zebra,
8.98g/7h (DH 421, polished obv. die); two-headed cow
(3), stars in legend, 9.20g/6h (DH 422), quatrefoils in
legend (2), edge grained, 9.26g/6h (DH 423), edge
plain, 7.28g/6h (DH 423a); kangaroo (2), small [28.5mm]
flan, 9.50g/12h (DH 424), large [29.5mm] flan, 9.57g/4h
(DH 424, polished obv. die); toucan, 7.22g/6h (DH 426)
[14]. DH 416b and 418 extremely fine with considerable
original colour but former with red stain on reverse, DH
416 and 426 fine, others very fine and better, several
patinated (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 421 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 169 (part) [416 from Spink January 1910, 416a from
Lincoln August 1909, 416b from Lincoln May 1914, 41 7 and 419 from R.
Dalton November 1913, *418 and 424 large flan from Baldwin
December 1909, 420 from R. Dalton December 1910, 422 from
Baldwin March 1912, 423 from Baldwin January 1912, 423a from Spink
March 1 91 2, 424 from Baldwin October 1 923, 426 from S.H. Hamer
January 1910].
The 424 bis referred to in the Longman catalogue is a specimen of 424
from the obv. die polished to remove the signature of Charles James,
the engraver
1437 Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (2), from the
same obv. die as previous, revs, two-headed cow, stars
in legend, in brass, 9.33g/5h, in white metal, 6.55g/6h
(both DH 422) [2], About extremely fine and better,
both very rare in these metals (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
First only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
I8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCF - PART
1438 Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (14), lion and
dog (4), revs, rhinoceros to left, 9.25g/7h (DH 427),
zebra, 9.00g/7h (DH 428), kangaroo, 1 0.91 g/1 2h (DH
430), monkey, 9.59g/6h (DH 431); reclining lion (3),
revs, two-headed cow, quatrefoils in legend, 9.1 3g/7h
(DH 432), cockatoo, 9.12 g/4 h (DH 434), crane, 9.66g/9h
(DH 435); rhinoceros to right (4), revs, tiger, spence
edge, 12.44g/7h (DH 436), antelope (2), edge grained,
8.89g/6h (DH 437), edge plain, 6.94g/6h (DH 437a),
kangaroo, 9.04g/12h (DH 438); rhinoceros to left, rev.
two-headed cow, quatrefoils in legend, 9.62g/6h (DH
439); tiger (2), revs, two-headed cow, stars in legend,
Spence edge, 12.79g/7h (DH 441), ostrich, spence edge,
12.73g/6h (DH 442) [14]. DH 432 and 442 extremely
fine with original colour, 44 7 about extremely fine and
very rare, DH 438 fine, others very fine and better,
mostly patinated (£200-250)
Provenance:
DH 441 bt Spink September 1976
All others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 427, 428, 430, 431, 436 and *442 W. Longman Collection,
Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots 169 and 170 (parts) [430
from Baldwin December 1 903, 431 gift of 'J.E.' June 1 906, others from
Spink March 1 903]
DH 434, 435, 437 and 439 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 February 1936, lot 251 (part) [all from J. Henry]
1439 Strand, ]. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (15), nylghau
(2) , revs, ostrich, 6.69g/6h (DH 445), bust of Louis XVI,
6.91 g/3 h (DH 446); antelope (3), revs, ostrich, edge
grained, 8.73g/6h (DH 447), edge plain (2), thick flan,
10.68g/6h, thin flan, 6.78g/6h (both DH 447a); zebra
(3) , revs, two-headed cow, quatrefoils in legend,
9.38g/7h (DH 449), cockatoo, 9.38g/6h (DH 450), crane,
9.25g/3h (DH 451); two-headed cow (4), quatrefoils in
legend (2), revs, kangaroo, 11.3 7g/1 2 h (DH 452),
monkey, 9.39g/6h (DH 453), stars in legend (2), revs.
toucan, 6.83g/6h (DH 454), Royal arms and supporters,
7.1 0g/5 h (DH 455); kangaroo, rev. cockatoo, 9.24g/3h
(DH 456); monkey (2), revs, cockatoo, 9.10g/8h (DH
457), crane, 9.00g/6h (DH 458) [15]. DH 445, 446,
447a large flan, 452 and 45 6 all extremely fine with
much original colour, mostly rare, 449 and 458 good
fine, others very fine and better, some patinated, edge
of 447 partly scraped (£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 445 and 454 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 251 (part) | both from Verity]
Dt I 446, 447, both 447a, 451, 455 and 458 W. Longman Collection,
Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 170 (part) |446 from Spink
December 1909, 447 from Lincoln September 1908, both 447a from
J.l L Daniels March 1914, 451 from Baldwin December 1905, 455 and
458 from Line oln March 1903]
Dt I 457 with pre-1910 J.H. Daniels ticket.
Dl I 452 only illustrated
1440 Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (12), elephan
the James-signed die (7), revs, lion and dog, 3.16g/6
(DH 1064), two-headed cow (3), edge grained (2), thic
flan, 5.95g/6h, thin flan, 2.72g/6h (both DH 1065), edg
plain, 6.1 9g/5 h (DH 1065a), cockatoo (2), edge grainec
3.41 g/6h (DH 1067), edge plain, 2.96g/6h (DH 1067a
pelican, 3.36g/8h (DH 1068); elephant, unsigned die
rev. two-headed cow, 3.04g/12h (DH 1066); lion an
dog (2), revs, beaver, 3.57g/4h (DH 1069), monke>
3.81g/6h (DH 1070); beaver, rev. pelican, 3.31 g/6h (DF
1072); monkey, rev. pelican, 3.67g/6h (DH 1073) [12
DH 106 5 on thin flan good fine, 1065a very fine and
very rare, others generally about extremely fine and
better, several with original colour, a good run of this
series (£140-180)
Provenance:
All except DH 1067 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 1065a W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auctior
1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 21 1 (part) [1064 and 1 066 from Lincoln Januar
1905, 1065 thick flan from J.H. Daniels May 1906, 1065 thin flan, 106
and 1073 gifts from 'J.E.', 1067a from Baldwin January 1905, *106;
from Baldwin April 1905, 1070 from Spink January 1905, 1072 fron
Spink August 1909]
1441 W est Smithfield, Matthew Denton, Farthing, 1 795,
3.97g/6h (DH 1053); mule Farthings (5), denton dealer
etc (3), revs, crown, 4.03g/6h (DH 1054), ship, 3.85g/6F
(DH 1055), deformed dwarf, 3.73g/6h (DH 1056); busts
vis-a-vis (2), revs, deformed dwarf, 3 . 9 3 g/ 1 2 h (DH
1057), Prince of Wales' feathers, 3.90g/6h (DH 1058);
Richard Harrison, Denton's Farthing, 1 797, 3.92g/6h
(DH 1059; Storer 3940) [7], All extremely fine with much
original colour, especially DH 1057, an attractive group
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 1053 and 1059 W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 211 (part) [1054 from Spink April 1907,
1055 and 1058 from Spink January 1907, 1056 and *1057 from Baldwin
January 1905].
Matthew Denton, coin dealer and publisher, Hospital Gate and 1 39 St
John street, West Smithfield, best known for his part in the issue of the
Virtuoso's Companion and Coin Collector’s Guide. Richard Harrison,
brewer, 64 Long lane, West Smithfield; the real significance of the
legend on the token referring to hairdressing and dentistry is now
unknown
www.dnw.co.uk
IK
\ CENTI
TOKENS
i/IED BN
442 WEST Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, Halfpenny, 1796,
anchor in shield, cap of Liberty above, rev. arms of the
City of London, edge plain, 10.48g/6h (DH 459); mule
Halfpenny, rev. standing figure of Sir George Cook,
edge plain, 9.64g/6h (DH 460) [2]. First extremely fine
with a little original colour but small spot on left of
obverse shield, second about extremely fine and
patinated but spot in lower reverse field, latter rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 459 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1 958, lot 1 71 (part) (from Spink September 1 908]
DH 460 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 252 (part).
Thomas Prattent, artist and engraver, co-author of the Virtuoso's
Companion and Coin Collector's Guide
143 West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from
the same obv. die as previous, rev. figure of Fame, edge
PAYABLE AT N. BOLINCBROKES HABERDASHER NORWICH,
9.65g/5h (DH 461, edge unpublished). Extremely fine
with much original colour, of the highest rarity
(£200-300)
Provenance:
Bt Spink September 1 976.
The edge closely resembles that published for DH 462, except for the
spelling of the surname
44 West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from
the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of Bryen
Boiroimhe, edge plain, 9.1 7g/6h (DH 462e). Obverse
very fine, reverse better, patinated, very rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 171
(part) [from R. Dalton November 1913]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1445 West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from,
the same obv. die as previous, rev. crown radiated,
edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 463). Extremely fine with
almost full original colour, very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
SCMB July 1955
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1446 Uncertain locality, Peter Anderson, Jorden's Halfpenny,
1 795, City arms, rev. pa cypher, edge payable at the
HOUSE OF PETER ANDERSON LONDON, 13.81 g/6h (DH 248).
Extremely fine and very rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Further details are given by Dykes, BN] 2001, p.129
1447 Uncertain locality, Joseph Askins, Jacobs' Halfpence,
1796 (2), man standing with wooden leg, rev. legend in
four lines, edge engrailed, 8.89g/6h (DH 252), edge
grained, 9.30g/6h (DH 252a) [2]. Extremely fine, first
patinated, second with a hint of original colour but with
spot in obverse field, both rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 252a only illustrated. Joseph Askins (b.1 771), a one-legged potato
planter from Walsall, used his peg leg for drilling holes to drop the seed
potatoes in. He developed an astonishingly convincing voice-throwing
technique which he would demonstrate at local shows and pageants. In
1 796, word of his talents reached London and he was engaged for two
weeks at Sadler's Wells Theatre as The Man With One Leg and Two
Voices. The show was a phenomenal success, and in the course of a
two-year run Askins single-handedly established ventriloquism as
mainstream entertainment
www.dnw.co.uk
18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART
1448 Uncertain locality, W. Sheward, Halfpence, 1792 (3),
edge coarse upright graining, 12.64g/6h (DH 928), fine
upright graining, 12.97g/6h (DH 928a), edge obliquely
grained, 11.59g/6h (DH 928b); Uncertain issuers: Mail
Coach series, Halfpence (6), with initials jf (2),
9.20g/12h (DH 363), and a test piece overstruck on a
George III Halfpenny, 1775, 8.90g/1h (dies of DH 363);
with initials AFH (2), 8.49g/12h (DH 366), and a rev.
brockage turned in the die, 8.59g (die of DH 366); 1797
(2), 7.22g/1 2h (DH 364), 6.87g/12h (DH 365); I.M. & Co,
Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge grained, 7.78g/1h (DH 911),
edge plain, 8.69g/6h (DH 911b); Kempson's 'London
Essex and Norfolk' Halfpence (2), 10.26g/12h (DH 923),
9 . 5 9 g/1 2 h (DH 924); Lutwyche's Westminster
Halfpenny, 1792, edgbaston edge, 12.92g/6h (DH 929);
'Honor and Use of Trade' Halfpence (4), revs, ship (2),
edge plain, 7.56g/6h (DH 925), Dublin edge, 8.44g/2h
(DH 925a), leopard's head crest (2), reads FO, 7.40g/6h
(DH 926), reads OF, 8.1 8g/5h (DH 927); 'London and
Middlesex' Farthing, 1793, 3.51 g/5 h (DH 1124) [19].
DH 925 fair, DH 926 and 927 fine, 928b extremely fine
with original colour, others generally very fine, some
better (£90-120)
Provenance:
All except DH 925 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 363, 91 1 , 924, 928 and 929 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 252, 283, 284 and 285 (parts) [363
from Verity, 91 1 and 929 from Spink, 928 from J. Henry]
DH 363 test piece, 364, 365, 366, 366 brockage and 1 124 W. Longman
Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lots 1 66 and 212
(parts) [363 test and 366 brockage from Spink, 364 from R. Dalton
December 1910, 365 from J.H. Daniels February 1922, 366 from
Lincoln May 1914, 1124 from Lincoln December 1905]
*DH 928b bt C.E. Bullowa.
The series of mail coach tokens publicise the claims of John Palmer
(1 742-181 8) to try and regain his post as Comptroller General, from
which he was dismissed in 1793. Palmer introduced the first mail
coaches in England in August 1784, from London to Bath and Bristol. It is
possible that the sponsors of the earlier mail coach tokens, which can be
reasonably dated to late 1 794 and early 1 795, were the engraver James
Fittler, ARA (1 758-1 835), who engraved a famous painting of the Bath
Mail, and the city merchant Antoine Francis Haldimand (1 741-1 81 7),
founder of the banking house of Morris, Prevost & Co (Dykes, BN] 2000,
pp.97-100)
Peter Skidmore's Church series
1449 Halfpence (12), Abchurch Lane, St Mary's, edge parti
grained, 9.80g/12h (DH 538a); Aldermanbury, St Mary
(3), SKIDMORE edge, 13.30g/12h (DH 539), edge coarse
grained, 12.01 g/1 h (DH 539c), edge plain, 11.80g/12
(DH 539d); Aldersgate, St Ann's, edge plain, 10.09g/1C
(DH 540); St Botolph's, edge plain, 11.44g/11h (D
541); Basinghall Street, St Michael's, Coventry edgi
1 3.83g/1 1 h (DH 545); Billingsgate, St Mary-at-Hill, edg
plain, 11.1 4g/1 1 h (DH 548a); Bishopsgate, St Botolph
(2), undated, edge plain, 11.55g/12h (DH 549a), 179:
edge plain, 12.01 g/1 2h (DH 550); St Ethelburge's, edg
plain, 9.44g/6h (DH 551); Great St Helen's, edge plait
1 2.06g/1 1 h (DH 552) [12], DH 540 and 550 very fine,
others about extremely fine and better, several with
original colour, DH 551 lacquered and 552 with usual
obverse die flaw, both very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 538a, 539c, 540, 541, 549a, *551 and 552 F.W. Lincoln Collector
Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot 260 (part) [538a and 539
from Verity, 540 and 541 from Spink, 549a from Baldwin]
DH 539 F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Lincoln November 1903]
DH 539d and 550 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1
March 1958, lot 180 (part) [539d from Spink November 1906, 550 frot
Baldwin April 1906]
1450 Halfpence (9), Blackfriars, St Ann's, edge plain
9.45g/5h (DH 554); Bloomsbury, St George's, coventr'
edge, 1 3.59g/1 1 h (DH 555); Botolph Lane, St Botolph's
edge plain, 11.62g/11h (DH 556a); Bow Lane, St Mary':
(2), undated, Coventry edge, 13.20g/6h (DH 557), 1797
edge partly grained, 9.76g/12h (DH 558); Bread Street
St Mildred's, edge plain, 11.56g/12h (DH 559); Cannoi
Street, St Swithin's, edge plain, 12.41 g/1 2 h (DH 560)
Cateaton Street, St Lawrence's, edge plain, 14.46g/12l
(DH 561); Cheapside, St Mary-le-Bow, 1797, edge plain
9.38g/6h (DH 563) [9], About extremely fine and better,
DH 555 from the obverse die with large flaw but with
virtually full original colour, very rare (£150-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 554, 558, 560, 561 and 563 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendininj
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 260 and 261 (parts) [554 and 56C
from Spink, 558 from Verity, 561 from J. Henry]
DH 559 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 Marcf
1958, lot 181 (part) [from Lincoln December 1903].
DH 555 only illustrated
wunv.dmu.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF I HIT I CENTURY
TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE PART
451 Halfpence (I I), Clerkenwell, Si James's (4), 1797, edge
plain, 9.93g/11h (DH 564), and mules (3), revs, built
anno domo 1792, Skidmore edge, 12.00g/6h (DH 565),
arms, skidmore edge, 1 2 . 3 7g/1 2 h (DH 566), open book,
skidmore edge, 12.1 2g/1 2h (DH 567); Coleman Street, St
Catherine's, edge plain, 1 1 . 4 9 g/ 2 h (DH 569); St
Stephens (2), undated, edge plain, 11.76g/12h (DH 570),
1 797, edge plain, 12.32g/12h (DH 571); College Hill, St
Michael's (2), Coventry edge, 13.61 g/5h (DH 572), edge
plain, 12.22g/12h (DH 572a); Cornhill, St Michael's,
edge plain, 9.56g/5h (DH 573a); St Peter's, 1797, edge
plain, 11.15 g/1 2 h (DH 575) [11]. About extremely fine
and better, some with much original colour, DH 577 and
572 rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 564, 569, 570, 572a, 573 and 575 F.W. Lincoln Collection,
Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 261 (part) [570 from
Verity, 575 from Baldwin, others from Spink]
DH 565 and 571 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 181 (part) [565 from R. Dalton June 1910, 571 from
Spink January 1907]
*DH 566 with pre-1910J.H. Daniels ticket
DH 572 F.S. Cokayne Collection [from J. Atkins November 1905]
1453 Halfpence (11), Garlick Hythe [Garlick Hill], St James's, .
Coventry edge, 1 3.54g/1 2h (DH 586); Gracechurch
Street, St Bennet's, 1797, edge plain, 9.14g/7h (DH
589); Hanover Square, St George's, rev. wreath with
single bottom leaves, edge plain, 1 4 . 3 6 g/ 1 2 h (DH
592a), and a mule, dove in wreath, rev. GB cypher, edge
grained over skidmore holborn London, 1 2.95g/1 1 h (DH
594); Holborn, St Andrew's, skidmore edge, 12.64g/12h
(DH 595); Leadenhall Street, St Andrew's, 1797, edge
partly grained, 10.1 7g/1 2 h (DH 597); Little Tower
Street, St Margaret Pattens (2), edge partly grained,
10.2 5g/1 2 h (DH 637a), edge plain, 10.28g/12h (DH
637b); Lombard Street, Allhallows, 1 797, edge plain,
11.26g/12h (DH 599); St Edmond the King, edge plain,
10.7 8g/1 1 h (DH 600); St Mary Woolnorth, edge plain,
10.47g/11h (DH 601a) [11]. All extremely fine, several
with much original colour, DH 586 and 59 4 rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 586, 597 and 637b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lots 262 and 263 (parts) (589 and 592a
from Verity, *594 from Lincoln stock, 595 from Baldwin, others from
Spink]
52 Halfpence (9), Cripplegate, St Giles's, edge plain,
1 4.45g/1 2h (DH 576); Crutched Friars (2), Allhallows,
undated, edge plain, 1 4.79g/1 1 h (DH 577), 1797, edge
partly grained, 9.63g/11h (DH 578); Dukes Place, St
James's, Coventry edge, 14.04g/1h (DH 579); Eastcheap,
St Clements, edge plain, 10.84g/12h (DH 580); Fleet
Street, St Bride's, Coventry edge, 13.68g/11h (DH 583);
St Dunstan's (2), Coventry edge, 13.79g/12h (DH 584),
edge plain, 1 4 . 3 2 g/ 1 2 h (DH 584a); Friday Street, St
Mathew's, edge plain, 11.57g/12h (DH 585) [9]. All
extremely fine, last patinated, others with virtually full
original colour, DH 577 with spectacular heavy obverse
flaw; this, 580 and 584a very rare (£150-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 577 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 181 (part) [from R. Dalton January 1913]
DH 584a SCMB July 1955
All others except DH 580 F .W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction,
12-13 February 1936, lot 262 (part) (576, 579 and 583 from Spink, 578
from Baldwin, 585 from Verity].
The state of the flaws on DH 577 and 578 would indicate that the latter,
dated 1 797, was struck before the undated piece
1454 Halfpence (11), London Bridge, St Magnus (2), edges
plain, thick flan, 13.73g/12h, thin flan, 9.65g/12h (both
DH 682a); London Wall, St Alphage, edge plain,
10.1 0g/1 2 h (DH 603); Lothbury, St Margaret's, 1797,
edge plain, 1 1 . 72g/1 2 h (DH 605); Love Lane, St Mary's,
edge plain, 14.20g/12h (DH 606a); Ludgate, St Martin's
(2), with buildings at sides of church, undated, edge
plain, 9.93g/11h (DH 607), without buildings, undated,
edge plain, 12.94g/12h (DH 612); Minories, St Trinity,
edge plain, 10.01 g/6h (DH 613a); Old Fish Street, St
Mary Magdalen (2), both 1797, edges plain, thick flan,
1 4.68g/5h, thin flan, 9.48g/4h (both DH 581); St
Nicholas, edge plain, 13.49g/11h (DH 582) [11]. Last
good very fine, others all extremely fine, some with
virtually full original colour (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 581 thick flan W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
March 1958, lot 181 (part) [from Lincoln March 1904]
All others except DH 602a and 612 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 262 and 264 (parts) [605 from
Lincoln stock, 607 from Baldwin, others from Spink],
DH 606a only illustrated
www.dtnv.co.uk
iJH CENTURY TOKENS
1455 Halfpence (12), Old Jewry, St Olive's, edge plain,
1 3.94g/1 1 h (DH 614a); Old Street, St Luke's, Skidmore
edge, 1 2.66g/1 2h (DH 615); Paddington, New Church
(2), both 1797, edges plain, thick flan, 14.09g/12h, thin
flan, 8.77 g/ 1 2h (both DH 617); Paul's Wharf, St
Bennet's (2), built 1670, edge plain, 1 1 ,38g/1 Oh (DH
618), a-d- 1691, edge plain, 10.06g/12h (DH 619);
Poultry, St Mildred's, 1797, edge plain, 9.86g/12h (DH
620); Queenhithe, St Michael's, edge plain, 14.29g/12h
(DH 621a); Queen Square, St George's, edge plain,
1 1 . 5 3 g/7 h (DH 622); St Giles, St Giles in the Fields,
edge plain, 14.11 g/1 2 h (DH 587a); Shoreditch, Church,
Coventry edge, 13.56g/5h (DH 626); Snow Hill, St
Sepulchre, 1797, edge plain, 9.53g/6h (DH 625) [12],
About extremely fine and better, several with original
colour (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 617 and *621a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lots 264 and 265 (parts) [589a, 61 7, 620,
622 and 625 from Spink, 615 and 619 from Verity!
FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
Peter Skidmore's Gates series
1457 Halfpence (12), Aldersgate, bt 1670, edge plai
1 2.08g/6h (DH 649); Aldgate, edge plain, 1 1 .60g/1 1
(DH 646); Bishopsgate, undated, edge plain, 11.32g/1f
(DH 650); Bridge Gate, edge plain, 10.72g/12h (D
651); Cripplegate, edge plain, 11.74g/12h (DH 653
Ludgate, bt 1586, edge plain, 11.11 g/1 1 h (DH 651
Moorcate, edge plain, 11.46g/12h (DH 658); Newcat
undated, edge plain, 11.33g/12h (DH 659a); St John
Gate, edge plain, 11.37g/12h (DH 654); Temple Bar (2
edges plain, 10.28g/10h (DH 661), 13.11 g/1 Oh (D
662a); Whitehall Gate, undated, edge plain, 1 1 .72g/1 2
(DH 663) [12], All extremely fine, several with mud
original colour (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except 653, 657 and 662a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendinir
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 266 (part) [649 from Spink, *650, 6(
and 663 from W.C. Weight, others from Baldwin]
1456 Halfpence (13), Soho, St Ann's, edge plain, 14.02g/1 1 h
(DH 627); Spitalfields, Church, Coventry edge,
12.02g/12h (DH 628); Strand, St Clement's, edge plain,
1 0.42g/1 2 h (DH 631); Thames Street, Allhallows, edge
plain, I2.62g/12h (DH 632); Threadneedle Street, St
Mary Outwich, undated, edge plain, 11.23g/11h (DH
634); Tower H ill, Chapel in the Tower, edge plain,
11.61 g/1 2 h (DH 636); Walbrook, St Stephen's (2), both
edges plain, 11.53g/12h (DH 638), 13.1 4g/1 2h (DH
639); Westminster, St James's, edge plain, 12.1 6g/1 2 h
(DH 641); West Smithfield, St Bartholomew the Great,
undated, edge plain, 1 1 . 4 5g/1 2 h (DH 542); St
Bartholomew the Less, edge plain, 11.41 g/1 2 h (DH 544);
Wood Street, St Alban's, Coventry edge, 1 3.57g/1 Oh
(DH 644); St Michael's, edge plain, 11.38g/12h (DH
645) [13]. About extremely fine and better, first
lacquered, others mostly with original colour (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
Dt \ 627 and 628 The Collection of an MP, SNC November-December
1922 (12776, 12777), F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 February 1936, lot 265 (part)
Dt I 636 wilh pre-1910 J.H. Daniels ticket
All others except DH 544 and 638 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auc lion, 12-13 February 1936, lots 260 and 265 (parts) [543, *63 1 , 639
and 641 from Spink, 632 and 645 from Verity |
Thomas Spence series
1458 Halfpenny, 7.67g/12h (DH 676); mule Halfpence (3
bust left, revs, noted advocates, etc, edge plair
10.86g/6h (DH 677); Britannia, edge plain, 11.86g/6
(DH 678a); caduceus, SPENCE edge, 12.1 0g/6h (DH 67S
[4], About extremely fine and better, all with original
colour (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 18
(part) 1676 from Baldwin March 1904, *677 and 679 from Baldwi
December 1910, 678a from Lincoln October 1907]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Thomas Spence (1750-1814), a poor schoolmaster fror
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, had moved to London by the end of 1792 ani
early the following year was in business as a radical bookseller at i
Little Turnstile. Following the suspension of the Habeas Corpus At
Spence was arrested and committed to Newgate, where he spent th
second half of 1 794. In 1 795 he started to produce and sell tokens fron
his bookshop and published The Coin Collector's Companion, one of tin
earliest catalogues of the series. However, he had given up dealing ii
tokens by late 1 796 and sold his dies, blanks, etc, to Peter Skidmori
before moving to 9 Oxford street. The best authoritative work o
Spence and his tokens remains Robert Thompson's The Dies of Thoma
Spence (1 750- 1 81 4)’, BN1 1 969, pp. 1 26-62
www.dnw.co.uk
Tl IE COL
459 Mule Halfpenny, bust left, rev. cat, spence edge,
10.79g/6h (DH 680). Extremely fine with virtually full
original colour, attractive (£100-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 185
(part) (from Spink March 1912]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
■60 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, three armed citizens, SPENCE edge, 1 1 .3 7g/6h (DH
681a); edge grained, 8.00g/3h (DH 681c); edge plain
(2), large [31mm] flan, 12.1 7g/8h, small [28mm] flan,
10.43g/6h (both DH 681 d) [4], First and third extremely
fine, first with virtually full original colour, others very
fine (£150-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 681a and 681 d large flan W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 185 (part) [681a from Lincoln
December 1910, 681 d from R. Dalton June 1910)
61 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, heart and hand, spence x edge, 11.00g/6h (DH
682); spence * edge, 11.27g/6h (DH 682a); edge grained,
9.50g/6h (DH 682b); edge plain, 10.80g/6h (DH 682c)
[4 ] • About extremely fine and better, all with original
colour, especially DH 6 82 and 682b (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 1 85
(part) [682 from R. Dalton December 1910, 682a from Lincoln
November 1913, *682b from J.H. Daniels June 1913, 682c from Lincoln
May 1914[
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1462
Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs. Highlander, spence edge, 12.29g/6h (DH 683);
Indian, spence edge, 11.04g/6h (DH 684); lion and cock
(3), spence * edge, 10.34g/6h (DH 685a), edge
engrailed, 9.26g/6h (DH 685b), edge plain, 10.37g/6h
(DH 685c) [5]. DH 6 85b about extremely fine, others all
extremely fine with original colour, especially DH 6 85a
(£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 685b J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 185 (part) [from Baldwin May 1914J
Others W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 185 (part) [683 and 684 from R. Dalton December 1910,
*685a from R. Dalton June 1 91 0, 685c from Lincoln December 1 91 01
1463 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, conjoined heads of man and ass, spence x edge,
1 0.44g/6h (DH 686); spence * edge, 10.30g/6h (DH
686a); edge grained, 9.24g/6h (DH 686b); edge plain,
1 0 . 2 3 g/ 6 h (DH 686c) [4], Third extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, others about extremely fine
and better, first two patinated, last with planchet clip
(£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 185
(part) [686 and *686b from R. Dalton December 1910, 686a from
Baldwin December 1910, 686c from Lincoln March 19031
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1464 Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs. Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.60g/6h (DH
687) ; Pandora's breeches, edge grained, 9.02g/3h (DH
688) ; men under tree, spence edge, 13.1 8g/5h (DH 689);
shepherd, from the die with unobliterated date, edge
plain, 1 0.52g/5h (DH 690 bis) ; soldier and two citizens
(2), spence edge, 11.65g/12h (DH 691), edge plain,
1 2.36g/1 2h (DH 691a) [6[. DH 6 87, 689 and 6 90 bis
about extremely fine or better and patinated, DH 691
good fine and very rare, others very fine but either dirty
or spotted (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 688 J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 185 (part) [from Baldwin May 1914]
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 185
(part) [687 and 691 from R. Dalton December 1910, 689 from W.H.
Regan January 1904, *690 bis from W.C. Weight October 1907, 691a
from Spink November 1927]
www.dnw.co.uk
)N OF 18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1465 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, boys at turnstile, 10.37g/6h (DH 693), t spence
BOOKSELLER, etc, 10.07g/12h (DH 694); T SPENCE
bookseller, etc, revs, bust of Charles Fox, 9.94g/6h (DH
695); bust of Lord George Gordon, 10.07g/6h (DH 696)
[4], Extremely fine, first and last with original colour,
others patinated, DH 695 very rare (£150-180)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots
185 and 187 (parts) [all from R. Dalton December 19101
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 693 only illustrated
1468 Mule Halfpence (4), legend beneath radiation, revs
Blue Coat boy, spence edge, 11.66g/12h (DH 707
Bridewell boy, spence edge, 11.97g/6h (DH 708
Free-born Englishman, 12.63g/12h (DH 709
Highlander, 10.52g/6h (DH 710) [4], Last about
extremely fine and patinated, others extremely fine with
much original colour (£140-180)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot If
(part) [all from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 707 only illustrated
1466 Mule Halfpence (5), t spence bookseller, etc, revs.
Marine Society boy, spence edge, 12.06g/5h (DH 698);
Minerva standing, 1 2 .5 7g/5 h (DH 699); Spaniard (2),
spence edge, 1 2.1 7g/6h (DH 700), edge plain, 12.47g/6h
(DH 700b); bust of John Thelwall, 10.06g/6h (DH 701)
[5]. Extremely fine, last two patinated, others with much
original colour, first rare (£180-220)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 187
(part) 1*698 and 701 from Baldwin December 1910, 699 from Lincoln
October 1907, others from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1469 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous
revs. Indian, spence edge, 11.91 g/6h (DH 711); me
under tree, 10.68g/6h (DH 712); sailor, 11.69g/6h (Dl
713); snail on river-bank, edge plain, 10.62g/7h (Dl
714b); boys at turnstile, 10.67g/12h (DH 715) [5]. DH
712 good very fine and reverse partly off-centre, others
extremely fine with original colour, particularly the last
(£180-220)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 18
(part) [71 1 from R. Dalton November 1 91 3, 712 and 713 from R. Dalto
December 1910, 714b from Baldwin August 1 907, *715 from Baldwi
March 1904]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1467 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, bust of John Horne Tooke, 9.89g/7h (DH 702);
Turk, 1 2 . 5 8 g/ 5 h (DH 703); Westminster collegian,
spence edge, 11.83g/6h (DH 704); crown, anchor and
hearts, edge grained, 9.1 6 g/ 1 h (DH 705); legend
beneath radiation, 10.15g/6h (DH 706) [5]. DH 703 and
704 extremely fine with much original colour, others
about extremely fine and patinated, DH 705 with flan
crack but very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1 958, lot 1 87
(part) 1702, *704 and 706 from R. Dalton December 1910, 703 from
Lincoln January 1908, 705 from Baldwin December 1909]
Fawcett/I it man Collection
1470 Mule Halfpence (5), ass with paniers, revs, notei
advocates, etc (3), spence edge (2), in copper
11.3 7g/1 2 h, in brass, 11.94g/12h (both DH 716, but nc
noted in brass), skidmore edge, 12.67g/12h (DH 716a)
Britannia, spence edge, 12.11 g/5 h (DH 717); Free-bori
Englishman, 10.43g/6h (DH 718) [5]. Brass specimen
very fine and very rare but surfaces dirty, others about
extremely fine and better, DH 717 with almost full
original colour, DH 776 with flan crack (£140-180)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot
187 and 188 (parts) [716 copper, *717 and 718 from R. Dalto
December 1910, 716 brass from Baldwin April 1923, 716a fron
Baldwin October 1923]
Fawcett/L i I ma n Col led ion
wtvw.dmu.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED I3Y Dr DAVII
JENCE
T 2
71 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs. Indian, spence edge, 12.66g/6h (DH 719); lion and
cock, spence edge, 11.63g/6h (DH 720); men under tree,
10.43g/7h (DH 722); boys at turnstile, 1 0.1 0g/7h (DH
723) [4 ] . DH 720 about extremely fine, DH 722 very
fine, others extremely fine with much original colour
(£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 720 Clendining Auction, 23 November 1906, lot 81 (part), W.
Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part)
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1 958, lot 1 88 (part) [*723 from Baldwin December 1 91 0, others from R.
Dalton December 19101
1474 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, caduceus, spence edge, 12.54g/6h (DH 728); three
armed citizens (2), spence edge, I0.68g/5h (DH 729),
edge plain, 10.15 g/ 1 2 h (DH 729b); Free-born
Englishman (2), spence edge, 11.77g/6h (DH 730), edge
grained, 9.32g/5h (DH 730a) |5|. DH 730 very fine,
others about extremely fine and better, DH 729b with
much original colour (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 730 Clendining Auction, 25 October 1906, lot 12 (part), W.
Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part)
Others all W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 188 (part) [728 and 729 from R. Dalton December 1910,
*729b from J.H. Daniels November 1907, 730a from R. Dalton
December 1913]
72 Mule Halfpenny, Bluecoat boy, rev. Westminster
scholar, edge plain, 1 0 . 3 1 g/6 h (DH 724). Minor nicks in
obverse field, otherwise extremely fine with almost full
original colour (£70-90)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part) [gift of 'J.E.' June 1906]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1475 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, heart and hand, LONDON and engrailed edge,
9.27g/8h (DH 731); Indian, spence edge, 1 2.1 2g/6h (DH
732); lion and cock, 10.75g/7h (DH 733); conjoined
heads of man and ass, 8.98g/6h (DH 734) [4], DH 732
extremely fine with original colour, others about
extremely fine (£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part) 1731 from R. Dalton November 1913, 733 from S.H. Hamer
January 1 91 0, others from R. Dalton December 1 91 0)
Fawcett/Litman Collection
73 Mule Halfpence (4), sailor seizing a landsman, revs.
noted advocates, etc, London and engrailed edge,
9.1 8g/6h (DH 725); boxers (2), spence edge, 10.29g/6h
(DH 726), edge grained, 9.01 g/8h (DH 726a); Britannia,
London and engrailed edge, 9.76g/7h (DH 727) [4], DH
726 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 727
very fine, others about extremely fine but DH 726a
spotted and with flan crack (£140-180)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part) [725 from S.H. Hamer January 1910, *726 from Baldwin April
1907, 726a from Baldwin December 1910, 727 from R. Dalton
December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1476 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs. Cain and Abel, spence edge, 11.91 g/6 h (DH 735);
men under tree, 10.15g/12h (DH 736); shepherd, LONDON
and engrailed edge, 10.1 5g/6h (DH 737); boys at
turnstile, 9.81 g/6h (DH 738) [4], DH 735 about
extremely fine, DH 73 6 very fine, others extremely fine
with original colour but collectors' number inked on
reverse of DH 738 (£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part) [all from R. Dalton December 19101
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 737 only illustrated
ivww.dnw.co.uk
}TH CENTURY TOK
1477 Mule Halfpence (2), coining press, revs, boxers, spence
edge, 1 0.78g/7h (DH 740); crowned harp and thistles,
spence edge, 10.90g/1h (DH 741) [2]. Extremely fine
with virtually full original colour, an attractive pair
(£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part) [*740 from R. Dalton December 1910, 741 from Baldwin August
1907]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
S FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1480 Mule Halfpence (3), dog, revs, caduceus, spence ed
1 2.46g/6h (DH 750); cat (2), spence edge, 9.75g/6h ([
751), edge plain, 10.70g/6h (DH 751b) [3]. Last abo ,
extremely fine and patinated, very rare, othei
extremely fine with virtually full original color
(£180-220)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot
(part) [750 from R. Dalton December 1910, *751 from Bald\
December 1 91 0, 751 b from Spink March 1 920]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1478 Mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs. Highlander (2), both spence edge, in copper,
1 2.72g/6h, in brass, 12.75g/5h (both DH 742); boys at
turnstile, 10.28g/11h (DH 743) [3]. Second very fine
and very rare but surfaces dirty, others extremely fine
with considerable original colour (£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188
(part) [*742 copper from R. Dalton December 1910, 742 brass from
Baldwin April 1 923, 743 gift of 'J.E.' June 1 9061
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1479 Mule Halfpence (7), deserted village, revs. Britannia,
1 0.57g/7h (DH 744); Highlander, spence edge, 1 2.33 g/6 h
(DH 745); Indian, spence edge, 11.82g/6h (DH 746); lion
and cock, edge plain, 10.48g/5h (DH 747a); Cain and
Abel, spence edge, 12.71 g/5 h (DH 748); shepherd (2),
edge plain, 10.56g/6h (DH 749), edge grained, 9.48g/5h
(DH 749a) [7], DH 747a, 748 and 749 extremely fine,
first patinated, others with considerable original colour,
remainder very fine and better but 746 heavily spotted
and 749a with flan crack; all except 744 and 747a
exhibiting various stages of the obverse die breaking
(£300-350)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 749a ). Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) |from Baldwin January 1 9 1 7 J
Others all W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 188 (part) [749 from I inroln March 1903, others from R.
Dalton December 19101.
[ 748 only illustrated
1481
Mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previoi
revs. Free-born Englishman, 10.37g/6h (DH 75
Highlander (2), both spence edge, in copper, 11.88g/5
in brass, 12.77g/5h (both DH 753, but not noted
brass) [3]. Last very fine and very rare but surface
dirty, others extremely fine, first patinated, second witt
full original colour (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 1
(part) [752 from R. Dalton December 1910, *753 copper from Baldv
April 1907, 753 brass from Baldwin April 1923]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1482 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previot
revs. Cain and Abel, spence edge, 12.53g/5h (DH 75^
men under tree (2), spence edge, 9.52g/6h (DH 75F
edge grained, 9.17g/6h (DH 755a); boys at turnsti h
9.73g/6h (DH 756) [4], DH 755a very fine and very rart
but harshly lacquered, others all extremely fine witf
much original colour (£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot li
(part) [754 and *756 from R. Dalton December 1910, 755 from S.l
Hamer lanuary 1910, 755a from Spink May 19201
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
83 Mule Halfpence (2), Free-born Englishman, revs, three
armed citizens, edge grained, 9.45g/6h (DH 757); bust
of John Thelwall, SPENCE edge, 11.77g/6h (DH 759) [2 1.
First very fine and very rare hut spot in obverse field,
second extremely fine with original colour hut two flaws
in reverse field (£80-100)
Provenance:
DH 757 Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction,
12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) [from Spink December 1914],
Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 759 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 189 (part) (from S.H. Hamer January 1910], Fawcett/Litman
Collection
14 Mule Halfpence (2), fat man sat at table eating, revs.
seated man gnawing bone, 12.95g/12h (DH 760); cap of
Liberty above anchor, 9.68g/6h (DH 761) [2J. Extremely
fine with much original colour, but obverse of first
patinated (£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189
(part) [760 from R. Dalton December 1910, *761 from Lincoln January
1908]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
5 Mule Halfpence (4), bust of Charles Fox, revs. Britannia
(2), spence edge, 12.66g/6h (DH 762), edge plain,
12.70g/6h (DH 762b); caduceus (2), spence edge,
12.67g/6h (DH 763), edge grained, 8.71 g/6 h (DH 763a)
J4J. DH 762b about extremely fine with streaky patina
but very rare, others extremely fine with original colour,
but obverses of DH 762 and 763 lightly spotted
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 762 and *763 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 189 (part) [762 from R. Dalton December 1910, 763
from Lincoln May 1 91 4|
DH 763a Clendining Auction, 29 June 1906, lot unspecified, W.
Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189
(part)
1486 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, three armed citizens (2), spence edge, 12.2 8g/1 2 h
(DH 764), edge engrailed, 9.40g/6h (DH 764b); Indian,
SPENCE edge, 12.67g/6h (DH 765); lion and cock (2),
SPENCE edge, 12.63g/6h (DH 766), edge plain, 12.52g/6h
(DH 766a) [51. DH 764 extremely fine with much
original colour, others about extremely fine, DH 764b
and 766a rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
* DH 764, 765 and 766 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction,
12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) [all from R. Dalton December 19101
DH 764b Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) [from Spink December 191 4J
DH 766a T. Bliss Collection, W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-1 3 March 1958, lot 189 (part) (from R. Dalton May 1915]
1487 Mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, conjoined heads of man and ass, spence edge,
12.43g/6h (DH 767); Cain and Abel, spence edge,
12.74g/6h (DH 768); shepherd, spence edge, 12.36g/6h
(DH 769) [3 ] . Last brilliant and practically as struck,
others about extremely fine or better and patinated
(£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189
(part) [all from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 769 only illustrated
1488 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, soldier and two citizens (2), spence edge,
12.89g/12h (DH 770), edge grained, 9.55g/7h (DH
770a); boys at turnstile, 10.44g/6h (DH 771); tree and
two shields (2), edge engrailed, 8.55g/6h (DH 772),
edge grained, 9.36g/6h (DH 772a) [5], DH 770, 771
and 772a extremely fine with much original colour,
others very fine, DH 772 with flan crack (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 770a J, Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) [from Baldwin June 1914]
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 189 (part) [*770, 772 and 772a from R. Dalton December
1910, 771 gift of 'J.E.' June 1906]
www. dnw.co.uk
1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1489 Mule Halfpenny, seated man gnawing bone, rev. cap of
Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.79g/6h (DH 774).
Extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcelt/Litman Collection
1490 Mule Halfpence (6), bust of Lord George Gordon with
legend, revs. Britannia, Spence edge, 11.62g/8h (DH
775); caduceus, spence edge, 11.83g/7h (DH 776); heart
and hand, spence edge, 12.55g/12h DH 777); Cain and
Abel, SPENCE edge, 11.35g/6h (DH 778); men under tree,
9.99g/6h (DH 779); Sessions House, Old Bailey, edge
plain, 1 0.50g/6h (DH 780a) [6], DH 776, 777 and 778
extremely fine with considerable original colour, others
about extremely fine and patinated but DH 775 with flan
crack (£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 775 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 274 (part) [from Baldwin],
DH 776 only illustrated
1491 Mule Halfpence (2), bust of Lord George Gordon without
legend, rev. legend in 4 lines, spence edge, 11.35g/7h
(DH 782; BHM 227); Marine Society boy, rev. boys at
turnstile, 1 0.01 g/1 2h (DH 784) [2], First good very fine
and with a hint of original colour but lightly grazed in
obverse field, second extremely fine (£70-100)
Provenance:
FawcetVLitman Collection, additionally:
DH 782 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 274 (part) [from Baldwinl
DH 783 btC.E. Bullowa November 1949
1492 Mule Halfpenny, bust of Daniel Mendoza, rev. boxers,
spence edge, 10.72g/6h (DH 785). Extremely fine with
original colour and attractive surfaces (£150-200)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
274 (part) [from Baldwinl
Fa wcett/L i I m a n Co 1 1 ect i r ) n .
Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), known in boxing circles as 'The Jew',
enjoyed a lengthy prize fighting career during which he earnt the
patronage of the Prince of Wales. I le became champion of England in
1789, the same year that his book, The Art of Boxing, appeared. He
subsequently opened a boxing school with his partner, William Ward, at
the Lyceum in 1 791
1493 Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previc
revs. Bridewell boy, 10.42g/6h (DH 786); Pando
breeches, 10.52g/6h (DH 787) [2]. About extremely fit
and better, both with original colour, but second wi
spot on truncation (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 787 only illustrated
1494 Mule Halfpence (2), similar, revs, shepherd, spen
edge, 11.20g/12h (DH 788); boys at turnstile, 10.03g,
(DH 789) [2], First extremely fine and nicely patinate i
second nearly so and with minor surface marks i
reverse field (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 788 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Febru
1936, lot 274 (part) [from Baldwin]
1495 Mule Halfpence (7), heads of man and ass conjoine
revs, man in prison gnawing bone, edge plai
10.62g/1h (DH 790b); heads of William Pitt and Chari
Fox conjoined (2), spence x edge, 10.50g/2h (DH 79.
edge plain, 1 1 . 7 5 g/6 h (DH 795b); bust of John Hor
Tooke (2), spence edge, 10.68g/6h (DH 796), ed
engrailed, 9.1 9g/1 1 h (DH 796b); Tree of Liberty C
edge grained, 9.41 g/6h (DH 797), edge plain, 11.48g/:
(DH 797a) [7], DH 795 extremely fine with origins
colour, edge lettering doubly impressed, others very fint
and better, a few, including DH 797, with origins
colour, some rare (£250-300)
Provenance:
*DH 797 SNC July-August 1976 (6161), W.J. Noble Collection, Nob
Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 609 (pat
Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9, Davissons Mai Ibid Sale 12,
November 1999 (288)
Others all Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF I8TH CENTURY I OKI
6 Mule Halfpence (5), heads of William Pitt and Charles
Fox conjoined, revs, noted advocates, etc, 10.53g/6h
(DH 798); caduceus, SPENCE edge, 12.80g/6h (DH 800);
Cain and Abel, SPENCE edge, 1 2.81 g/6 h (DH 801); cat
(2), both spence edge, in copper, 12.26g/6h, in brass,
12.60g/6h (both DH 802) [5 ] . Last very fine and very
rare but surfaces dirty, DH 802 in copper extremely fine
with much original colour, others about extremely fine,
DH 798 with small striking crack (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
’DH 802 copper Glendining Auction, 25-6 October 1906, lot 12 (part),
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191
(part)
Others W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 191 (part) [798 and 800 from R. Dalton December 1910, 801
from W.C. Weight October 1907, 802 brass from Baldwin April 19231
7 Mule Halfpence (7), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, three armed citizens (3), London and engrailed
edge, 9.30g/6h (DH 803), edge grained, 8.98g/6h (DH
803a), edge plain, 11.5 3g/6h (DH 803c); heart and
hand, no border (3), edge grained, 9.02g/6h (DH 804b),
edge plain (2), large [28mm] flan, 10.23g/12h, small
[26.5mm] flan, 6.49g/12h (both DH 804c); heart and
hand, with border, edge plain, 10.07g/12h (DH 805a)
[7]. DH 803a and 804c large flan extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, DH 803c extremely fine and
nicely patinated, others good very fine and better, DH
803 with original colour and very rare (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 803 Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [from Spink December 1914]
Others all W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 191 (part) [*803a, 803c and 805a from R. Dalton December
1910, 804b from J.H. Daniels August 1 906, 804c large flan gift of 'J.E.',
804c small flan from Lincoln May 19141
BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE PART
1498 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs. Highlander (2), both spence edge, in copper,
1 2.50g/1 2 h , in brass, 12.64g/12h (both DH 806); lion
and cock (3), spence edge, 10.37g/6h (DH 807), LONDON
and engrailed edge, 9.35g/5h (DH 807a), edge plain,
10.43g/6h (DH 807c) [51. Second very fine and very
rare but surfaces dirty, DH 807 and 807c good very
fine, others extremely fine with original colour
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 807 Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction,
1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 1 91 (part) [from Spink December 19141
Others all W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1 958, lot 1 91 (part) [*806 copper and 807a from R. Dalton December
1910, 806 brass from Baldwin April 1923, 807c from S.H. Hamer
January 1910]
1499 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, shepherd (3), London and engrailed edge, 9.71 g/6h
(DH 808), edge engrailed, 8.81 g/1 2h (DH 808a), edge
plain, 10.03g/4h (DH 808b); view of the Bastille,
10.57g/6h (DH 809); boys at turnstile, 10.21 g/1 2 h (DH
810); together with an obverse brockage, edge plain,
10.1 9g [6]. DH 808a and 810 extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, former very rare, DH 809
very fine, others about extremely fine (£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 809 T. Bliss Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [from R. Dalton May 1915]
Brockage T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911,
lot 85 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 191 (part)
Others W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 191 (part) [808 from Lincoln May 1914, *808a from Baldwin
April 1926, 808b and 810 from R. Dalton December 1910]
1500 Mule Halfpence (2), Cain and Abel, revs, two men
dancing round fire, spence edge, 12.57g/12h (DH 814);
Tree of Liberty, spence edge, 12.59g/11h (DH 817) [2],
Extremely fine, first with original colour (£70-90)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191
(part) (both from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 814 only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
NTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1501 Mule Halfpence (4), two men dancing round fire, revs.
noted advocates, etc, spence edge, 11.38g/12h (DH
818); Britannia, spence edge, 11.93g/6h (DH 819);
caduceus (2), spence edge, 12.41 g/9 h (DH 820), edge
plain, 1 1 . 9 7 g/ 9 h (DH 820, edge unpublished) [4].
Extremely fine, last lightly toned and extremely rare,
others with virtually full original colour, a most attractive
group (£300-400)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191
(part) |*81 8 and 81 9 from R. Dalton December 1 91 0, 820 from Lincoln
May 1914, 820 with unpublished edge from Spink February 1921 ]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1502 Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, three armed citizens, spence edge, 11.70g/1h (DH
821) ; heart and hand (2), spence edge, 11.63g/12h (DH
822) , Skidmore edge, 1 2.77g/1 2h (DH 822a); Indian,
spence edge, 11.99g/6h (DH 823) [4]. DH 822a about
extremely fine and very rare, others extremely fine, first
and last with considerable original colour (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 822a T. Bliss Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) (from R. Dalton May 19151
Others W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 191 (part) 1*823 from Baldwin December 1910, others from R.
Dalton December 1910]
1503
Mule Halfpence (5), similar, revs, men under tree (2),
spence edge, I1.96g/3h (DH 824), edge plain, lO.IOg/lh
(DH 824a); shepherd, spence edge, 12.51 g/5h (DH 825);
boys at turnstile (2), edges plain, large [30.5mm] flan,
1 0.23g/6h, small [29mm[ flan, 1 0.41 g/6 h (both DH 826b)
|5[. DH 826b large flan good very fine, DH 825
extremely fine, others nearly so, first weakly struck
(£180-220)
Provenanci :
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 826b large flan W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) | a 1 1 from R. Dalton
December 1910].
Dl 1 825 only illustrated
1504 Mule Halfpence (8), man hanging series, type 1 (2),
of pain in large letters, revs. Pandora's breech
10.33 g/6 h (DH 827), boys at turnstile, 10.29g/5h (
828); type 2 (2), man with short legs, no border, re
similar, in collar, 12.51 g/1 2 h (DH 831), not in col
1 2.66g/1 2h (DH 831a); type 3 (2), man with strai
legs, revs, open book, edge grained, 6.80g/12h (
833), edge plain, 8. 5 7g/1 1 h (DH 833a); type 4
church with finely castellated tower, revs, open bo
8.89g/6h (DH 834), combustibles, 10.83g/6h (DH 8
[8], DH 831a and 834 extremely fine with origin
colour, latter rare, others generally very fine but D
833a has been burnished (£100-120)
Provenance:
DH 831 Davissons Mailbid Sale 14, 15 November 2000 (540)
Others all Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 828 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 Mi
1958, lot 192 (part) [from R. Dalton December 1910]
DH 833 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Febri
1 936, lot 404 (part) [from Verity]
DH 833a F.S. Cokayne Collection [acquired October 1903]
*DH 834 from Seaby 1 954.
Some of these, particularly the type 3 pieces, are not by Spence
probably pre-date 1 795, when Spence's numismatic acti'
commenced (see also lot 1569)
1505 Mule Halfpence (3), three men hanging, revs, a way
PREVENT KNAVES GETTING A TRICK (2), in copper, 11.41 g/f
in brass, 11.1 8g/6h (both DH 837); open boc
10.83g/6h (DH 838) [ 3 ] . About extremely fine an
better, last with much original colour (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 837 brass F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-
February 1 936, lot 403 (part) [from Verity]
1506 Mule Halfpence (2), Pandora's breeches, revs, crown
anchor and hearts, edge plain, 10.50g/6h (DH 839
bust of John Horne Tooke, 10.80g/6h (DH 841) [.
Good very fine, first rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 839a W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Mai
1958, lot 195 (part) [from R. Dalton December 1910]
DH 84 I South of England Collector, Glendining Auction, 5 April 19C
lol 1 15 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-
March 1958, lot 195 (part)
NTURV TORE
7 Mule Halfpence (6), pig, revs, noted advocates, etc (2),
SPENCE edge, 10.74g/6h (DH 842), edge plain, 7.97g/6h
(DH 842b); Britannia, edge plain, 11.62g/6h (DH 843a);
heart and hand, 1 0 . 3 4 g/ 5 h (DH 845); lion and cock,
SPENCE edge, 10.1 9g/2 h (DH 847); shepherd, 10.74g/6h
(DH 848) [6 ] . DH 843a, 845 and 848 extremely fine
with much original colour, especially DH 845, DH 847
about fine and pierced, others very fine (£140-180)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) 1 842b gift of ').E.', others from R. Dalton December 19101
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 845 only illustrated
i Mule Halfpence (6), man in prison gnawing bone, revs.
Britannia, edge plain, 10.50g/6h (DH 849); cat, spence
edge, 11.1 4g/7h (DH 850); three armed citizens, LONDON
and engrailed edge, 8.42g/6h (DH 851); lion and cock
(3), London and engrailed edge, 9.76g/5h (DH 852),
edge plain, 10.55g/5h (DH 852a), edge grained,
9.69g/5h (DH 852b) [6]. About extremely fine and
better, DH 850 and 852b with original colour, latter very
rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-1 3 March 1958, lot 195
(part) [852a from Baldwin October 1923, 852b from Spink November
1 91 3, others from R. Dalton December 1 91 0]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 850 only illustrated
> Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, shepherd, London and engrailed edge, 9.75g/6h
(DH 853); men under tree, spence edge, 10.76g/6h (DH
854); guillotine (2), edge grained, 11.72g/6h (DH 855),
edge plain, 10.1 3g/6h (DH 855a) [4], Extremely fine
with much original colour, DH 855 with vertical die flaw,
an attractive group (£250-300)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) [all from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 853 only illustrated
1510 Mule Halfpence (3), sailor, revs, crowned anchor and
hearts (2), spence edge, 10.22g/5h (DH 857), skidmore
edge, 12.31 g/5 h (DH 857a); anchor and cable, edge
grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 858) [3|. Extremely fine, second
patinated, others with original colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) |*857 from Baldwin April 1907, others from R. Dalton December
19101
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1511 Mule Halfpence (3), shepherd, revs, stag and tree,
10.24g/6h (DH 860); Tree of Liberty (2), spence edge,
1 1 .3 8g/6h (DH 861), edge plain, 12.1 9g/7h (DH 861a)
[3]. Second about extremely fine and rare, others very
fine or better (£90-120)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) [all from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1512 Mule Halfpence (3), stag and tree, revs, snail on
river-bank, 10.47g/6h (DH 862); men under tree,
9.86g/6h (DH 863); boys at turnstile, 10.26g/6h (DH
864) |3], Second good very fine, others extremely fine
with virtually full original colour (£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) [862 from J.H. Daniels lune 1906, 863 from Baldwin December
1910, *864 from R. Dalton December 19101
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1513 Mule Halfpence (5), bust of John Thelwall, revs, cap of
Liberty (3), SKIDMORE edge (2), in copper, 1 2.61 g/6h, in
brass, 12.27g/6h (both DH 865), edge plain, 13.26g/6h
(DH 865a); Minerva (2), spence edge, 9.49g/11h (DH
866), Skidmore edge, 12.47g/3h (DH 866b, recorded
from this specimen) [5]. Brass specimen about very fine
and very rare but surfaces dirty, DH 866 extremely fine
with much original colour, 866b weakly struck and only
very fine but extremely rare, others about extremely
fine, DH 865 with flan crack (£200-250)
Provenance:
DH 865 copper Glendining Auction, 25-6 October 1 906, lot 1 2 (part),
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part), Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 866b F.S. Cokayne Collection [from a 'USA collection' via Spink,
December 1926], Davisson FPL Winter 1998-9
Others W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1 958, lot 1 95 (part) [865 brass from Baldwin April 1 923, 865a and *866
from R. Dalton December 1910], Fawcett/Litman Collection
1516 Mule Halfpence (4), bust of John Horne Tooke, rev
SPENCE BOOKSELLER, etc, 10.04g/6h (DH 874); three arr
citizens, spence edge, 11.03g/12h (DH 875); heart
hand (2), both spence edge, in copper, 11.52g/6h
brass, 10.55g/5h (both DH 876, but not noted in br
[4], Last very fine and extremely rare, others extremt
fine, DH 875 with virtually full original colour, DH 8
very rare (£200-300)
Provenance:
DH 874 M.Z. Gerson Collection [from Baldwin], W.J. Noble Collec
Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot
(part), Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 876 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Febr
1936, lot 280 (part).
DH 875 only illustrated
1514 Mule Halfpenny, in white metal, from the same obv. die
as previous, rev. Minerva, edge plain, 9.09g/6h (DH
866a). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) [from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1515 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, men under tree, I0.54g/6h (DH 867); Sessions
House, Old Bailey, 10.23g/6h (DH 868); snail on
river-bank, 1 0 . 3 9 g/ 7 h (DH 869); boys at turnstile,
10.41g/6h (DH 871); three fleurs-de-lis, SPENCE edge,
1 2.31g/1 2h (DH 872) [5 J. DH 871 extremely fine with
full original colour, others generally about extremely fine
and patinated, DH 868 softly struck, 872 very rare
(£180-220)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 195
(part) |867 and 872 from Spink March 1920, 868 from Lincoln January
1908, 869 and *871 from R. Dalton December 1 91 0)
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1517 Mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previc
rev. men under tree, edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 8)
Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, ra
(£90-120)
Provenance:
M.Z. Gerson Collection [from Baldwin August 1984]
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction :
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 626 (part)
Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9
Davissons Mailbid Sale 1 2, 1 8 November 1 999 (31 0)
1518 Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previo
revs. Sessions House, Old Bailey, edges plain,
copper, 14.30g/6h, in white metal, 9.30g/12h (both I
878; BHM 380) [2], Copper extremely fine with soir
original colour, white metal nearly so, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
First F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 19
lot 280 (part).
Second only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
9 Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, boys at turnstile, 10.46g/6h (DH 879); bust of
George III, edge grained, 1 1.28g/7h (DH 881) [2]. First
about extremely fine and patinated, second extremely
fine with much original colour (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 881 only illustrated
D Mule Halfpence (3), Tree of Liberty, revs, noted
advocates, etc, 12.33g/6h (DH 882); Britannia (2),
Spence edge, 11.1 9g/1 1 h (DH 883), edge plain,
11.56g/6h (DH 883b) [3]. Extremely fine, first two with
full original colour, last patinated (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 882 only illustrated
Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, caduceus, spence edge, 12.47g/6h (DH 884); three
armed citizens, edge plain, 11.72g/6h (DH 885b); heart
and hand, edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 886b); Highlander,
spence edge, 12.23g/6h (DH 887); Indian, edge grained,
9-21 g/4 h (DH 888) [5], DH 885b extremely fine with
much original colour, very rare, DH 888 fine and
pierced, others very fine, first better (£120-150)
Provenance:
DH 884 and 886b Fawcett/Litman Collection
*DH 885b M.Z. Cerson Collection [from R. Gladdle], W.J. Noble
Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July
1998, lot 630 (part), bt R. Gladdle November 1998
DH 887 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 280 (part), Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 888 W.). Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 629 (part) [from S.E. Schwer 19841,
Davissons FPL Winter 1 998-9
1522 Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous,
revs, lion and cock (2), spence edge, 11.11 g/6h (DH
889), edge plain, 12.30g/6h (DIH 889b); men under tree,
10.10g/6h (DH 890); boys at turnstile, 10.17g/6h (DH
891); guillotine, 10.43 g/5 h (DH 892) [5]. Last extremely
fine with considerable original colour, DH 889 and 891
about very fine, others about extremely fine, DH 890
rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
DH 890 M.Z. Gerson Collection |from Baldwin September 19831, W.J.
Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8
July 1998, lot 630 (part), bt R. Gladdle November 1998
Others all Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 892 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 280 (part)
1523 Mule Halfpence (5), boys at turnstile, revs, crowned
anchor and hearts, 10.62g/6h (DH 893); Minerva,
10.47g/6h (DH 895); Spaniard, 10.53g/6h (DH 896);
Turk, 10.16 g/ 6 h (DH 897); Westminster scholar,
10.44g/6h (DH 898) [5]. About extremely fine and
better, DH 893, 89 6 and 897 with original colour and
rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 897 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 281 (part).
DH 896 only illustrated
1524 Mule Halfpence (2), bust right, united token, revs.
crowned harp and thistles, spence edge, 10.35g/12h (DH
899); Highlander, spence edge, 12.02g/12h (DH 900) [2],
Extremely fine with full original colour, a most attractive
pair (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection,
DH 900 only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
ION OF 1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1525 Mule Farthings (7), bust left, revs. Britannia, 3.94g/6h
(DH 1077); man on bull with ass's head, thick flan,
6.21 g/ 6 h (DH 1078); conjoined heads of man and ass,
3.52g/4h (DH 1079); padlock, 3.87g/12h (DH 1080); pig
(2), large [25.5mm] flan, 3.80g/6h, small [21mm] flan,
4.1 9g/6h (both DH 1081); slave, 3.78g/6h (DH 1082) [7],
About extremely fine and better, several with original
colour, but DH 1079 and 1080 with flan cracks
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 1081 large flan W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1958, lot 21 1 (part) [1077 and *1080 from Lincoln
January 1905, 1078 from Baldwin October 1923, 1079 from Baldwin
May 1905, 1081 and 1082 gifts of 'J-E.']
1526 Mule Farthings (6), Adam and Eve, all from the die with
artist's name almost obliterated, revs. Britannia,
3.1 1 g/ 6 h (DH 1084); man on bull with ass's head,
3.69g/5h (DH 1085); conjoined heads of man and ass,
3.58g/7h (DH 1086); padlock, 3.98g/6h (DH 1087); pig,
3.41 g/6 h (DH 1088); slave, 3.57g/7h (DH 1089) [6[.
DH 1084, 1086 and 1088 extremely fine with original
colour, others nearly so, DH 1086, 1087 and 1089 with
small striking cracks (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 211
(part) [*1084 and 1089 from Lincoln January 1905, 1085 from J.H.
Daniels November 1907, 1086 gift of 'J.E.', 1087 and 1088 from Baldwin
January 1905J
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 1088 misidentified as 1083 by Longman and the Longman
cataloguer
1527 Mule Farthings (2), cat, revs, hand holding open book,
PIG'S meat, 3.44g/7h (DH 1091); another, ill-struck and
with no outer legend on rev., 2.70g/7h (DH 1091) [ 2 ] .
First virtually as struck and toned, attractive, second
about extremely fine and as made (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
‘First W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-1 i March 1958,
lot 21 1 (part) | from Baldwin January 1 905]
Second from Seaby 1 954
1528 Mule Farthings (4), Even Fellows, revs. Britam
4.03g/6h (DH 1092); man on bull with ass's ht
4.01 g/6h (DH 1093); conjoined heads of man and
(2), edge grained, 3.73g/6h (DH 1094), edge pi
4.15g/6h (DH 1094a) [41 . DH 1094 about extremely fi
and patinated, others extremely fine with original co/oi
particularly DH 1094a, all rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot
(part) 11092 gift of 'J.E.', 1093 from Lincoln December 1905, 1094 f
Baldwin October 1 923, *1 094a from Lincoln April 1 905J
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1529 Mule Farthings (5), from the same obv. die as previc
revs, padlock (2), edge grained, 5.81 g/6h (DH 10c
edge plain, 2.47g/6h (DH 1095a); pig, 3.98g/6h (
1096); slave, 3.51 g/6h (DH 1097); man on gallows, e
grained, 3.78g/12h (DH 1098) [5] . DH 1096 abo
extremely fine, others extremely fine, first attractive
patinated, others with original colour, all ra
(£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot
(part) [*1095 from Spink December 1907, 1095a from Lint
December 1905, 1096 and 1098 from Lincoln April 1905, 1097 gi
'J.E.']
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1530 Mule Farthings (3), man on all fours, revs. Britant
3 . 5 8g/1 2 h (DH 1099); man on bull with ass's he
3.98g/5h (DH 1100); slave, 3.50g/6h (DH 1104) I
Extremely fine, first patinated, others with original co/oi
(£80-100)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot
(part) [1099 from I incoln December 1905, *1 100 from Lincoln A
1905, 1 104 from Baldwin April 1905)
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
1 Mule Farthings (6), man hanging from gibbet, end of 1534
pain, revs, may the knave, etc, 3.61 g/1 2h (DH 1105);
open book, WRONGS OF man, edge plain, 3.86g/7h (DH
1106a); open book, no legend above, 4 . 1 5g/6h (DH
1107); cap of Liberty, crossed sword and palm branch,
edge grained, 3.64g/6h (DH 1108); man hanging from
gallows, edge grained, 3.56g/6h (DH 1109); Pandora's
breeches, 4.44g/6h (DH 1110) |6|. DH 1107 very fine
and with usual die flaws, others generally extremely
fine, some with original colour, all rare and an attractive
group (£200-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 1 05, 1 1 06a and 1 1 07 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction,
12-1 3 March 1 958, lot 21 I (part) (1 1 05 from Lincoln August 1 909,
1106a from Baldwin May 1905, 1 107 from Spink January 19101
DH 1109 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911,
lot 284 (part), W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 211 (part).
DH 1108 only illustrated
ED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE PART 2
Mule Farthings (4), three men hanging, revs, conjoined
heads of man and ass, edge grained, 3.62g/6h (DH
1120) ; Pandora's breeches, edge grained, 3.67g/8h (DH
1121) ; open book, wrongs OF man, edge grained,
3.86g/7h (DH 1122); may the 3 knaves, etc, edge plain,
3.61 g/1 2 h (DF1 1123a) |4|. About extremely fine and
better with traces of original colour, but DH 1120 with
some patches of surface verdigris on reverse, all rare
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 1 20 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911,
lot 91 (part), W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 211 (part)
Others all W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1958, lot 21 1 (part) [*1 1 21 and 1 1 23a from Baldwin April 1 905, 1 1 22
from Spink March 1912]
Mule Farthings (2), man hanging from gallows, revs.
such is the reward of tyrants, edge grained, 3.68g/6h
(DH 1111), edge plain, 3.81 g/5 h (DH 1111a) [2].
Extremely fine, second with some original colour
(£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 1 1 1 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911,
lot 284 (part), W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
March 1 958, lot 21 1 (part)
DH 1 1 1 1 a W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1 958, lot 21 1 (part) [from Lincoln August 1 909]
Mule Farthings (7), legend, revs, man on bull with ass's
head, 3.24g/6h (DH 1112); Britannia, 3.24g/6h (DH
1113); conjoined heads of man and ass, 4.00g/6h (DH
1115); padlock, 3.62g/6h (DH 1116); pig, 3.00g/12h (DH
1117); slave, 3.04g/5h (DH 1118); three men hanging,
edge grained, 3.67g/1h (DH 1119) [7], DH 1112 and
1117 about extremely fine, others generally extremely
fine, last two with original colour, several rare
(£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except 'DH 1118 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction,
12-13 March 1958, lot 211 (part) [1 1 1 2 from Baldwin January 1 905,
1 1 13 and 1117 from Baldwin May 1 91 4, 1 11 5 and 1119 from Lincoln
April 1905, l116from Baldwin April 1905],
The token catalogued in the Longman sale as DH 1 1 1 8 is correctly 1119
1535 Halfpence (4), countermarked parochial partnership in
LAND/lS SPENCE'S PLAN, 6.50g/6h; SPENCE'S PLAN SMALL
FARMS/& EVERY BLESSING, 6.93g/6h; SPENCE'S PLAN SMALL
FARMS/& FAT BAIRNS YOU ROGUES, 6.99g/10h; SPENCE'S PLAN
YOU FOOLS/OR STARVATION FOR EVER, 6.75g/1h ( cf .
Thompson, BNJ 1969, p . 1 56) [4]. First overstruck on an
Irish Halfpenny, 1776, others with indeterminate
undertypes, countermarks very fine (£80-100)
Provenance:
First three M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June
1986, lot 302.
First only illustrated. Spence's countermarked pieces, advancing his
plan for agrarian reform, are believed to have first appeared sometime
after he sold his token dies to Peter Skidmore (Thompson, BNJ 1969,
p . 1 55). By the early 1800s Spence had established himself as the
unofficial leader of those radicals who advocated revolution. He did not
believe in a centralized radical body, but rather encouraged the
formation of small groups that could meet in local public houses. At
night men walked the streets and chalked on the walls slogans such as
Spence s Plan and Full Bellies' and 'The Land is the People's Farm’. In
1800 and 1801 the authorities believed that Spence and his followers
were responsible for bread riots in London, but they did not have enough
evidence to arrest them
www. dnw. co.uk
I HE C OLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKE
Greater Metropolitan area
1536 Bow, Moses Stone, Prattent's Halfpenny, 1797, City
arms, rev. sm cypher, edge plain, 11.50g/5h (DH 479a).
Usual die cracks on reverse, extremely fine and
patinated , very rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
P.C.W. Deane Collection
W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1 998, lot 521 , where described as DH 479 in error
bt R. Gladdle.
Moses Stone, cabinet maker
1537 Hackney, George Butler, Skidmore's Halfpenny,
paint-pot, cask and two brushes, rev. gb cypher, edge
engrailed, 8.89g/6h (DH 312a). Weak in centre of
initials, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original
colour, rare (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
George Butler, oilman; his specious tokens share the same rev. die as
that of George Bennett of Rye (DH Sussex 36)
1538 Hackney, George Butler, Skidmore's Halfpenny, from the
same dies as previous, edge grained, 9.19g/6h (DH
312b). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 160
(part) [from Baldwin November 1907)
Faw< ett/Lit man Col lection
NS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1539 Hackney, Joseph Priestley, Lutwyche's gilt Proof rr
Halfpenny, bust right, rev. bust of Earl Stanhope
edge YORK BUILT A. M. 1 223' CATHEDRAL REBUILT A. D. 1C
13.1 0g/1 2 h (DH Warwickshire 221 bis III). Die da
running through upper obverse legend and several min
surface nicks, otherwise good very fine and retaini
original brilliance, of the highest rarity, perhaps only o
other specimen known (£300-400)
Provenance:
Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1963).
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), dissenting minister and theolog
married Mary (+1 794), daughter of the ironmaster John Wilkinsoi
1 762. His interest in the burgeoning sciences of the time led him ti
introduction to Benjamin Franklin in 1766, who encouraged Priestle
write his History of Electricity. In the early 1770s he isol,
dephlogisticated air (what we know as oxygen). In 1 780 he move
Fairhill, Birmingham and joined the Lunar Society, a body of gi
individuals including Boulton, Watt, Wedgwood, Herschell, Fran
and Wilkinson, his father-in-law. However, his radical views
membership of the Constitutional Society of Birmingham, wh
members advocated the principles of the French Revolution,
indirectly to the Birmingham riots of July 1791 when a crowi
reactionaries from the rival King and Country Society sacked the ho
of Constitutional members, destroying virtually all of Priestley's I
work. For his own safety he left Birmingham and took a preaching |
at the Gravel Pit chapel, Hackney, in December 1 791 , but in April 1
he and his wife emigrated to the USA, where they settlec
Northumberland, Pennsylvania and Priestley became a confidant
Thomas Jefferson. See also lots 1 777 and 1 779
1540 Hackney, David Rebello, Milton's Halfpenny, 17'
church, rev. dar cypher, aplustre and rudder, ec
plain, 1 2 . 5 2g/1 2 h (DH 309; Stainton 33). Extremely fit
with almost full original colour, very rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot
(part) [from Baldwin August 1907]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
24 struck. David Alves Rebello (+1796), Jewish merchant, antiquai
and numismatist, lived at Mare street, Hackney
www.dnw.co.uk
I a n I CENTURY
II Hackney, Skidmore's copy of Rebello's Halfpenny, 1795,
similar but of less fine work, edge plain, 9.77g/6h (DH
310b). Toning spot on obverse, otherwise extremely fine
with much original colour, rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 160
(part) [from S.H. Hamer November 19091
Fawcett/Lilman Collection
1544 Hendon, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, iom cypher, skidmore edge,
12.46g/6h (DH 333); anchor and cable, edge grained,
9.77g/6h (DH 334) 1 2 ] . Extremely fine, first with a little
original colour, second with much original colour, both
rare (£100-120)
Provenance:
DH 333 M.Z. Gerson Collection |from Baldwin], W.J. Noble Collection,
Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot
459, Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9
*DH 334 Fawcett/Litman Collection
2 Hendon, B. Price, Halfpenny, 1794, 6.94g/6h (DH 324);
Skidmore's mule Halfpence (4), church, revs, bust of
David Garrick, 9.26g/12h (DH 325), register stove,
skidmore edge, 12.87g/12h (DH 326), church ruins,
skidmore edge, 12.60g/6h (DH 328), bust of George III,
LONDON edge, 8.73g/7h (DH 329) [5], DH 326 and 329
extremely fine, latter with considerable original colour,
DH 328 about extremely fine and nicely patinated,
others very fine, DH 324 with collectors' number on
obverse (£180-220)
Provenance:
DH 324, 325, 326 and *329 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 324 and 325 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 231 (part) [both from Baldwin]
DH 328 M.Z. Gerson Collection [from Baldwin], W.J. Noble Collection,
Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot
455, Davissons Mailbid Sale 14, 15 November 2000 (517)
1 Hendon, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (3), church, revs.
bust of George III, edge grained, 9.92g/6h (DH 329a);
conjoined heads of man and ass (2), edge engrailed,
9.39g/6h (DH 332), edge grained, 11.90g/7h (DH 332a)
[3]. DH 332 about extremely fine, others better but DH
329a with striking cracks, all rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
DFI 329a and 332 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 332 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Februai
1936, lot 231 (part) [from Baldwin |
*DH 332a M.Z. Gerson Collection [from Baldwin], W.J. Nobl
Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-
July 1 998, lot 458, Davissons Mailbid Sale 12,18 November 1 999 (264)
1545 Hornsey, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1797, St Mary's Church
behind trees, rev. legend in wreath of oak and palm,
edge engrailed, 9.57g/6h (DH 337). Extremely fine with
much original colour, particularly on reverse, rare
(£140-180)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 165
(part) [from Baldwin August 19071
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1546 Skidmore's Churches, Halfpence (7), Bethnal Green, St
Mathew's, 1797, edge plain, 11.43g/5h (DH 547);
Shadwell, St Paul's, edge plain, 13.38g/5h (DH 623a);
Stepney, Church, edge plain, 14.48g/12h (DH 629a);
Stoke Newington, Church, edge plain, 12.1 8g/1 2h (DH
630a); Wapping, St John's, edge plain, 11.11 g/1 2h (DH
640); Whitechapel, St Mary's, edge plain, 9.93g/12h
(DH 642); Willesden, Church, edge plain, 14.1 7g/1 1 h
(DH 643a) [7]. DH 623a struck from clogged or worn
dies, others about extremely fine and better, mostly with
original colour, DH 640 very rare (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 547 with pre-1 91 0 J.H. Daniels ticket
DH 623a, 640 and 642 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction,
1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lots 260 and 265 (parts) [623a from Spink],
DH 629a only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
N OF 1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
National series: Tokens
1547 Denton'S 'lulious Ceaser' Farthing, 1795, bust left, rev.
PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BATH, edge plain,
3.73g/12h (DH 1125). Extremely fine with original
colour, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 21 2
(part) [from W.C. Weight January 1 906]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1548 Lutwyche's Halfpence depicting the Prince of Wales
(16), viz. bust three-quarters right, plumes below (2),
Brighton edge, 9.11 g/6h (DH 952), LANCASTER edge,
9.52g/6h (DH 952a); bust three-quarters right, value
below (3), revs, arms and supporters (2), LANCASTER edge,
8.78g/12h (DH 953), Dublin edge, 8.91 g/6h (DH 953a),
Prince's plumes, LANCASTER edge, 9.49g/6h (DH 961);
bust right types (11), stop after wales (6), line of
forehead to E (3), revs, arms and supporters, Lancaster
edge, 8.27g/6h (DH 954), Prince's plumes, 1794 (2), w
CYE's edge, 9.94g/6h (DH 967), Lancaster edge,
9.44g/6h (DH 967b); line of forehead between N and C
(2) , revs, arms and supporters, Lancaster edge, 9.65g/6h
(DH 955), Prince's plumes, Lancaster edge, 9.26g/6h
(DH 966); no stop after wales (6), line of forehead to C
(3) , revs. Prince's plumes, LONDON edge (2), 8.94g/12h
(DH 963), 8.89g/12h (DH 964a), edge plain, 9.37g/6h
(DH 963b); line of forehead between N and c (3), revs.
Prince's plumes (2), Lancaster edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 956
bis a), edge payable at London and engrailed, 9.21 g/6h
(DH 956 bis, edge unpublished), hands holding crowned
triangle, edge grained, 9.48g/6h (DH 960 [recte obv. of
9561); mule Halfpenny, arms and supporters, rev. bust of
John of Gaunt, Lancaster edge, 9.68g/6h (DH 957);
Lutwyche's Halfpence depicting the Prince and Princess
of Wales (3), revs, ship, GUARD & GLORY, etc, ANGLESEY
edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 945), edge grained, 9.49g/6h (DH
945a), edge plain, 6.28g/6h (DH 945b); Lutwyche's
Farthings (3), bust left, revs, ich dien (3), edge grained,
3.16g/6h (DH 1140), edge plain (2), 3.67g/6h (DH
1140a), 3.09g/6h (DH 1141) [23]. DH 945a, 961 and
1140a extremely fine with original colour, others
generally very fine, some better, a few rare (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 945a, 952, 953 and 963b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lots 284, 399 and 406 (parts) [945a and
96 ib from Spink, 952 from T.E. Tatton, 953 from Verity]
*DH 961, 1140, 1140a and 1141 W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-1 i Marc h 1958, lots 202 and 212 (parts) [961 from Lincoln
May 1914, 1 140 from Baldwin April 1905, 1 140a from Lincoln August
1909, 1141 from K. Dalton June 1914]
DH 964a A.W. Jan Collection
1549 Lutwyche's Halfpence depicting the Princess of Wale
1795 (8), all bust three-quarters left types, with ear-rii
(2), four pearls, edge grained, 8.49g/6h (DH 979), fr
pearls, edge plain, 9.48g/6h (DH 980); no ear-ring (E
six pearls, edge grained, 10.24g/12h (DH 977), fo
pearls (5), Birmingham edge, 8.18g/6h (DH 981), dubl
edge, 8.84g/6h (DH 981a), Liverpool edge, 9.03g/f
(DH 981c), edge grained, 10.14g/6h (DH 981d), ed;
plain, 6.76g/6h (DH 981 e); mule Halfpence (2), rev .
Prince's plumes, edge plain, 7.98g/6h (DH 982c
clasped hands, 6.38g/6h (DH 983); Lutwyche
Halfpence depicting the Duke of York (7), all bust rig
types, revs, small ship (3), Lancaster edge, 8 . 75 g/€
(DH 985), Dublin edge, 9.24g/6h (DH 985a), londc
edge, 9.24g/6h (DH 985b), large ship (4), woode
WALLS, etc, DUBLIN edge, 9.22g/6h (DH 986), guard
GLORY, etc (3), SUFFOLK-BATH edge, 9.25g/6h (DH 987e
edge grained, 8.90g/6h (DH 987c), edge plain, 6.34g /£
(DH 987d); mule Halfpence (5), bust right, no stop aft
YORK (3), revs. Prince's plumes, 7.37g/6h (DH 988
female seated with drill and cog-wheel, edge plai
6.67g/6h (DH 989; Cobwright F001 0/H001 5), Britanni
6.66g/6h (DH 990; Cobwright F001 0/R001 0), stop aft
YORK (2), revs, female seated with drill and cog-whee
1790, 6.53g/6h (DH 991), 1794, edge payable in DUBL
OR LONDON, 9.30g/6h (DH 992, edge unpublished) [22
DH 977, 979, 981c, 981 d, 985, 985a, 986, 987c ant
988 about extremely fine and better, mostly with origina
colour, others generally fine or better, some rart
(£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *977, 985 and 985a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auctic
12-13 February 1936, lot 406 (part) [all from Spink]
DH 981 d with pre-1 91 0 J.H. Daniels ticket
DH 987d W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Mar
1958, lot 202 (part) [from R. Dalton November 1913]
1550 Skidmore's Penny for the Centenary of the Revolutit
[using the rev. die by C. James], bust of William III rig
without border, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plai
23.63g/6h (DH 198; Woolf 75:4; BHM 284; D & '
173/559). Very fine with a hint of original colour, very
rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1551 Skidmore's Penny for the Centenary of the Revolutio
bust of William III within border, rev. lion rampa
supporting arms, edge plain, 22.75g/6h (DH 199; Wot
75:5; BHM 285; D & W 173/560). Extremely fine
patinated (£5 0-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Seaby]
wwid.tlnw.co.uk
r HE COLLECT ION OF I8TII CENIURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID I SPENCE PART 2
2 Skidmore'S British Penny, 1797, bust of George III right
within ornamental border, rev. TG cypher, palm branches
below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one
penny, 2 6 . 2 4 g/ 1 2 h (DH 191). Extremely fine and
exceptionally rare, very few specimens known
(£500-800)
Provenance:
Bt Baldwin October 1 973.
The prior pedigree of this token is not known, although it is not one of the
six examples known to have been illustrated in the past
IBatty/Davis/Jan/Bobbe; West/Hamer/Gantz; Lincoln; Longman; Noble;
and that illustrated in DH)
1554 Skidmore's Halfpenny for the Aborted Viewing of the
Dutch Prizes at the Nore, 1 797, laureate bust of George
III right, rev. to commemorate his majesty, etc, edge
grained, 9.50g/12h (DH 943; BHM 421; Hawkins p.100).
Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£40-60)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 201
(part) |from Spink July 1912]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
This piece commemorates an event that never happened. Although the
King left Windsor for Greenwich on 30 October in order to join the
Royal Charlotte to proceed to the Nore, adverse weather, which
continued the following day, prevented him from getting beyond
Woolwich. In the event the review was postponed
1555
I Skidmore's Laudatory piece of George III, 1797, rev. a
member of the BRITISH senate, edge plain, 7.1 3g/1 1 h (DH
941a; BHM 420); Skidmore's Duke of York Halfpenny,
1797, rev. dy cypher, a member of the brith. senate,
1 2.91 g/6h (DH 994); Skidmore's Farthings (3), bust of
George II left, revs, may A flowing trade, etc, 4.85g/6h
(DH 1127; BHM 415), stork on cornucopia, 4.93g/6h
(DH 1128), anchor and cable, edge grained, 3.88g/6h
(DH 1129); uncertain manufacturer, Duke of York
Halfpenny, 9.76g/11h (DH 984) [6], Very fine and
better, all except last rare, especially DH Vi 29, but this
with reverse off-centre (£200-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *941 a, 1127, 1128 and 1129 W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots 201 and 212 (parts) [941 a from
Baldwin March 1913, 1127 from Lincoln May 1914, 1128 from Lincoln
August 1909, 1129 from Baldwin April 1924)
DH 984 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 406 (part) [from Verity]
Taylor's Halfpenny for William Till, man hanging from
gallows, demon seated on top bar smoking a pipe, rev.
man and monkey, each dancing on one leg, edge plain,
12.5 0g/1 2 h (DH 836). Usual rust spots both sides,
otherwise extremely fine, reverse with rainbow hue, rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
The originals were made by W.J. Taylor for the coin dealer William Till,
c.1 839; this restrike could be as late as 1 860-70 (cf. DNW 53, 908 and
DNW 65, 1462). For other End of Pain related pieces, see lots 1 504 and
1569
1556 Westwood's Collectors' Halfpenny, 1796, connoisseur
smoking pipe, seated at table spread with medals,
elderly figure placing a fool's cap on his head, asses
running for halfpence, rev. two boys racing on asses to
right, edge any sum given for scarce original
impressions, 10.65g/12h (DH 299). Extremely fine with a
hint of original colour, rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www. dnw. co.uk
1557 Westwood's British Commercial Quarter-Penny, 1797,
bust of George III right, rev. Britannia seated on cannon,
edge plain, 7.15g/12h (DH 1150). Trifling marks,
otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, bronzed, rare
(£80-100)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 21 2
(part) [from Baldwin December 1912]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
National series: Medals
1558 Birth of George, Prince of Wales, 1 762, a copper
medalet, 19mm, 2.24g/6h (DH 1142; BHM 81); Prince OF
Wales Appointed Regent, 1789, medalets (4), viz. by
Lutwyche (3), revs, crown, he holds it for the king, etc,
in copper, 6.60g/6h, in brass, 6.59g/6h, both 27mm (both
DH 969; BHM 322), different bust, 26mm, 6.71 g/6h (DH
972); unsigned, rev. Prince's plumes, appointed, etc,
30mm, 7.27g/6h (DH 968; BHM 321); Marriage OF THE
Prince and Princess Caroline of Brunswick, 1 795,
medalets (8), all unsigned, conjoined busts left, revs.
Prince's plumes (4), large size (2), in brass, edge
grained, 26mm, 4.57g/12h (DH 976; BHM 398), edge
plain, 26mm, 4.83g/12h (DH 976a; BHM 398), small size
(2), in brass, 2.1 3g/1 2h, plated, 2.31 g/1 2 h , both 20mm
(both DH 1143; BHM 398), in copper (4), revs, stork and
cornucopia, 20mm, 2.72g/3h (DH 1144), thin pig, 20mm,
2.74g/6h (DH 1146, this piece illustrated), fat pig, 20mm,
1.87 g/6 h (DH 1147), beehive above peace, 20mm,
2.99g/3h (DH 1148) [13]. DH 976a and 1144 extremely
fine, DH 1142 and 1147 fair, others very fine and
better, some rare (£60-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 969 copper F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 406 (part)
DH 972 A.W. Jan Collection
All others except DH 968, 976 and 976a W. Longman Collection,
Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots 201 and 212 (parts) |969
brass from Baldwin May 1914, 1142 from Baldwin October 1923, 1143
from Baldwin January 1927, 1143 plated from S.H. Hamer November
1909, 1144 from Baldwin January 1905, 1146 from S.H. Hamer May
1 905, 1147 from Spink November 1 927, 1 1 48 from Spink March 1912].
George, Prince of Wales, was born on 1 7 August 1 762. The Regency
Bill appointed him Regent on 30 January 1789, a title he relinquished
after the recovery from illness of the King on 26 February 1789. He
married Princess Caroline of Brunswick on 8 April 1795
Dr DAVID L. SPENCE — PART
1559 Centenary of the Revolution, 1 788, medalets by
Davies (5), all bust right, revs. novr. 4th 1788 i
wreath, unsigned (3), in copper, 4.30g/6h, in bras.
5.04g/6h, in plated brass, 4.42g/6h, all 27mm (all D
948; Woolf 75:2; BHM 289; Hawkins 9; D & V
1 73/563), signed (2), both in brass, 25mm, 3.37g/12
(DH 949; Woolf 75:2; BHM 283; Hawkins 10; D &
173/564), 25mm, 3.35g/12h (DH 950; Woolf 75:2; BH.
283; Hawkins 12; D & W 1 73/565); medals (2), bo
unsigned, bust right, revs, britons never will be slave
etc, in brass, 9.52g/12h, in white metal, 10.25g/6h, bo
35mm (both DH 201; Woolf 75:7; BHM 288; D & \
173/561) [7]. Second, sixth and seventh all extremely
fine, others in varied state, third with small piercing
(£80-100)
Provenance:
*DH 201 brass W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismati
Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1 998, lot 362 [from Spink 1975]
Others all Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 948 copper F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-'
February 1936, lot 399 (part)
DH 948 brass and 950 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auctio
1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 201 (part) [948 from Baldwin May 1 91 4, 95
from Lincoln August 1909],
The centenary of England's religious revolution, 4 November 178
commemorates the landing of William of Orange at Torbay exact
100 years earlier. The last medals (DH 201) may be those struck f
Wetherall & Janaway, jewellers, Cheapside (Woolf p. l 37), referred to
The Times, 4 November 1 788
1560 Centenary of the Revolution, 1788, medals by C. Janie
(2), bust of George III right, revs, bust of William I
right, in silver, 12.48g/12h, in white metal, 11.53g/12l
both 33mm (both DH 186; Woolf 75:6; BHM 28(
Hawkins 7; D & W 173/557, 558) [2], Silver extremely
fine but lightly hairlined and reverse partly toned, white
metal better and retaining much original brilliance, an
attractive pair (£90-120)
Provenance:
F a wcett/L i t ma n Co I led i on .
White metal only illustrated
www.duw.co.uk
'ENIURY TOKENS I ORM
l George III, Recovery from Illness, 1789, medals by J.
Davies (6), viz. bust right, unsigned (3), revs. LOST TO
BRITANNIA'S hope, etc, in copper, 8.26g/5h, in plated
brass, 7.97g/5h, in brass, 7.80g/5h, all 29mm (all DH
932; BHM 296; Storer 6183; Hawkins 15); bust right, D
below (2), revs, similar, in copper, 7.59g/6h, in brass,
7. 5 2 g/6 h , both 29mm (both DH 933; BHM 296; Storer
6184; Hawkins 16); bust right, rev. iehovah heard
Britannia's prayer, etc, in white metal, 30mm, 6.97g/12h
(DH 934; BHM 299; Storer 6180; Hawkins 17); medalet
by ). Davies, in brass, rev. crown in wreath, 25mm,
3.87g/6h (DH 937; BHM 300; Hawkins 18); medalets by
J.H. & Co [perhaps John Hume & Co] (2), both in brass,
revs, iehovah heard, etc, 25mm, 3.98g/6h (DH 935; BHM
308; Storer 6179; Hawkins 4), restored to his subjects,
etc, 21mm, 3.27g/12h (DH 1131; BHM -; Storer 6187;
Hawkins 5); medalets by Wilmore Alston & Co (3), revs.
small crown, in brass, 25mm, 4. 1 4g/1 2 h (DH 938; BHM
310; Storer 6178; Hawkins 9), large crown (2), plated,
edge grained, 4.1 3g/1 2h, copper, 4.1 0g/1 2 h, both 25mm
(both DH 939; BHM 310; Storer 6178; Hawkins 10) [12].
Last fair, DH 934 and 937 fine, former with some
surface corrosion, others very fine and better, some
with original colour or bloom (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
Both DH 933 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 399 (part) [copper from Verity, brass from Spink]
DH 935, 938 and 939 copper W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 201 (part) [935 from Baldwin March
1913, 938 from Spink January 1911, 939 from Lincoln November 1913].
DH 932 brass only illustrated. George III suffered from porphyria in its
most vicious fern, succumbing to the illness in the autumn of 1 788. His
condition slowly improved in January 1 789 and by the end of February
he was back to full health. On 11 March Parliament presented
congratulatory addresses to him on his recovery
2 George III, Restored to Health, 1789, medals by C.
James (2), bust right, rev. when we forget him, etc, in
copper, 1 2 . 3 6 g/ 1 2 h , in white metal, 10.54g/6h, both
33mm (both DH 185; Hawkins 19; BHM 302; Storer
6193); medalets by C. James (2), bust right, revs, crown
above restored to health, etc, in copper, 2.94g/12h, in
brass, 3.04g/12h, both 21mm (both DH 1130; Hawkins
20; BHM 307; Storer 6186) [4] . Last brilliant and
practically as struck, others with minor marks, about
extremely fine (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 1 30 copper W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
March 1 958, lot 21 2 (part) [from S.H. Hamer November 1 909]
*DH 1 1 30 brass SNC August 1912(1 04267).
The first two medals are of the type distributed to the children in
Windsor on 14 March 1 789, on the occasion of the King's return there
1563
George III, Restored to Health, 1789, medals by J.-P.
Droz (3), bust right, signed D.F. (2), revs, snake
entwined around tripod, centre leg in front, in copper,
35mm, 16.93g/12h (DH 179; BHM 311; E 827; Storer
6175), centre leg behind, in light bronze, 35mm,
1 8.1 1 g/1 2h (DH 180; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6174); bust
right, signed DROZ F, rev. similar, in silver, 35mm,
1 9.77g/1 2h (DH 181; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6173) [3 ].
First practically as struck but with die flaw on reverse,
others about extremely fine (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 79 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1 958, lot 1 25 (part) (from Baldwin January 1911],
DH 181 only illustrated
1564
George III, Thanksgiving at St Paul's, 1789, medals (5),
viz. by J. Davies, in copper, bust right, rev. radiation
above arms of the City of London, 29mm, 7.2 7g/1 2 h (DH
930; BHM 297; Storer 6192; Hawkins 19); by J.H. & Co
[perhaps John Hume & Col, in brass, rev. THE general
thanksgiving, etc, 25mm, 4.71 g/1 2h (DH 936; BHM 309;
Storer 6189; Hawkins 6); by C. James, in white metal,
rev. radiation above arms of the City of London, 30mm,
9.87g/12h (DH 176; BHM 294; Hawkins 22); by J. Milton
(2), revs, somewhat similar, in silver, 10.42g/12h, in
brass, 11.85g/12h, both 33mm (both DH 177; Stainton 7;
BHM 295; Hawkins p.77) [ 5 ] . First very fine, second
good fine, others about extremely fine and better, fourth
toned (£90-120)
Provenance:
All except *DH 177 silver Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 930 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 284 (part) [from Verity].
By royal proclamation Thursday 23 April 1 789 was observed as a day of
general thanksgiving for the King's return to health. The royal family,
members of Parliament and the corporation of London attended a
sen/ice in St Paul's Cathedral
www.dnw.co.uk
NTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1565 George III and Queen Charlotte, c. 1790, medalets (14),
all with conjoined busts right, viz. by J. Davies (6),
revs, patrons of virtue, etc (4), all brass, edge grained,
21mm, 2.62 g/ 1 2 h (DH 1135; Hawkins 24), edge plain
(2), 2.95g/1 2 h , 2.85g/12h, both 21mm (both DH 1135a;
Hawkins 24 [latter with k countermark in obv. field]),
20mm, 2.28g/1 2h (DH 1136; Hawkins 25), crowned
hearts (2), in copper, 3.23g/6h, in brass, 2.42g/6h, both
21mm (both DH 1138; Hawkins 27); by C.H. Kuchler (2),
revs, palm branch and lyre, in copper, 2.82g/11h, in
brass, 2.60g/11h, both 22mm (both DH 1133; BHM 339);
by W. Mainwaring (2), revs, rose, thistle and shamrock,
edges grained, in copper, 6.1 0g/6h, in brass, 6.1 6g/1 2 h,
both 24mm (both DH 944; BHM 35); by T. Wyon Sr (2),
revs. PATRONS OF VIRTUE, etc, in brass, 22mm, 2.80g/12h
(DH 1134; BHM 338; Hawkins 12), crowned hearts, in
brass, 22mm, 3.45g/12h (DH 1137; BHM 340; Hawkins
13); unsigned (2), in brass, revs, crowned hearts, edge
grained, 19mm, 2 . 0 6 g/ 1 2 h (DH 1139), edge plain,
19mm, 2.31 g/1 2 h (DH 1139a); King and Constitution,
1793, a white metal medal by C. Twigg and I.S.G., bust
right, rev. crown in Garter, 37mm, 11.38g/12h (DH 187;
BHM 370; Hawkins 2) [15]. DH 944 brass, both 7 733s
and 7 737 about extremely fine and better, others
generally fine to very fine, last with some corrosion both
sides (£50-80)
Provenance:
DH 197 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 353 (part) [from P. Flanagan June 1983J,
bt R. Gladdle
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1136 and 1139a T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7
November 1911, lot 282 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 212 (part)
Remainder except DH 944 brass W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lots 201 and 21 2 (parts) [944 and 1135 from
Baldwin May 1914, 1133 copper from Baldwin November 1 907, 1133
brass and 1 1 38 brass from Baldwin April 1 924, 1 1 34 from Spink March
1912, 11 35a from Baldwin December 1 922, 1 1 35a countermark from
Baldwin January 1927, 1137 from J.H. Daniels August 1 908, 1138
copper from Spink January 1 91 0, 1139 from Spink May 1 91 9]
1566 Queen Charlotte's Birthday, 1795, a mule medal in
silver by J.-P. Droz, bust of George III right, rev.
FROGMORE, etc, 34mm, 23.36g/12h (DH 181 bis; Pollard
10, rev.; BHM 390; cf. Noble 347 and Litrenta 1384).
Minor handling marks, good very fine, rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
A restrike made at Soho after 1810, as indeed are all existing
specimens. Queen ( iharlotte (1 744-1818) celebrated her 5 1st birthday
at her residence, Frogmore House, near Windsor
1567 Naval Thanksgiving at St Paul's, 1797, medals (3), vi
by J. Milton, in gilt-copper, bust right, rev. regalia c
plinth, three fleurs-de-lis above legend, 32mr
15.90g/12h (DH 192; Stainton 1 7A; BHM 439); unsignt
(2), both in copper, bust right, revs. City arms above
HONOR OF LORD DUNCANS VICTORY, etc, 33mm, 12.25g/12
(DH 195; BHM 441), PROVIDENCE THIS DAY ACKNOWLEDGE
etc, 33mm, 17.1 4g/6h (DH 197; BHM 442) [3]. Firs
about extremely fine but with test marks on edge, other _
extremely fine, second with much original colour but c
small metal fault in reverse field (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 195 only illustrated. The national thanksgiving service at St Pau
for the three great naval victories off Brest on 1 June 1 794, at the battl
of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 and Camperdown in Octob
1 797, was staged on the morning of 1 9 December 1 797
1568 George III, a mule medal by H. Kettle, bust right [ fro
the imitative Guineas and fractions series], rev. lio
rampant crest, 31mm, 9.57g/11h (DH 944 bis). Stair
marks both sides, very fine and very rare (£40-60)
Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 5F
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 651 [from Spink 19751
bt R. Gladdle
Political and Social series: Tokens
1569 Hancock and Jorden's 'End of Pain Halfpence (2), bol
with borders of hands, man hanging from gibbet, revs
Pandora's breeches, snake below with hea
representative of Joseph Priestley, edge plain, 6.5 5g/1 2
(DH 829a), may the knave, etc, edge plain, 11.1 9g/1 2
(DH 830a) [2 ] . Very fine, first with the usual die crack
on reverse, second better (£25-35)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
These most interesting pieces are, on the strength of contemporai
record, the first political tokens. They were 'executed as a joke' in lat
1 792 by John Stubbs Jorden (b. 1 774), the diesinker who served h
apprenticeship with John Gregory Hancock Sr, and commemorate tl
attempt to set fire to the House of Commons on 9 May of that year. Th
Pandora's breeches die broke 'after a few impressions were struck oi
according to William Hay lalthough in the cataloguer's experienc
examples of DH 829a are not as rare as this comment might imply
and was replaced by the may the knave legend type (Dykes, BNI 200'
pp.1 20-1)
unriv.dnw.co.uk
THE COLL EC TION Of I8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED UY Dr DAVID I . SPENC L RARE
r0 Kempson's Admiral Gardner Election token, 1 796,
Gardner in naval uniform standing in front of a cannon,
rev. obelisk at left, fox standing on three blocks, NO
MAIESTY BUT THAT OF THE PEOPLE, etc, 21 .84g/6h (DH 226;
BUM 411). Extremely fine with virtually full original
colour (£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Alan, Lord Gardner (1 742-1 809) served in the navy from 1 756 to 1 782,
sat on the board of the Admiralty and was elected MP for Plymouth in
1 790. In 1 796, polling 4,81 4 votes, he was returned as one of the MPs for
Westminster. In 1800 he was created an Irish peer and in 1807
succeeded Earl St Vincent in the command of the Channel fleet
1 Kempson's Halfpenny, bust of Thomas Erskine left, rev. A
friend, etc, 7. 83g/6h (DH 1010; BHM 375); Kempson's
Erskine and Gibbs Halfpence (3), two barristers standing
types, 1794 (3), 4 under T, edge engrailed, 9. 7 1 g/1 2 h
(DH 1011), 4 under E (2), edge grained, 9.09g/12h (DH
1012), edge plain, 9.21 g/1 2 h (DH 1012b), and a mule
Halfpenny, rev. a way to prevent, etc, edge plain,
8.46g/6h (DH 1013); Mainwaring's 'Map of France'
Halfpence, 1794 (8), revs, large letters (4), current
everywhere edge, 9 . 8 5 g/ 1 2 h (DH 1016), edge engrailed,
1 0.01 g/1 2 h (DH 1 01 6d), edge grained, 9.74g/6h (DH
1 01 6e), edge plain, 9.7 6g/1 2 h (DH 1 01 6f); small letters
(4), clougher edge, 1 0.1 4g/6h (DH 1017a), London
edge, 11.21 g/6h (DH 1017c), edge engrailed, 8.72g/6h
(DH 1 01 7e), edge plain, 10.29g/6h (DH 1 01 7f) [13],
Erskine and Gibbs pieces and mule about extremely fine
and better, DH 707 6 about fine, remainder generally
very fine, DH 1012b very rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
All except DH 1010 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 01 1 , 1 01 2, 1 01 6e and 101 6f F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 399 and 401 (parts) (1011 from T.E.
Tatton, 1016e from Baldwin],
1573 Kempson's Sir Isaac Newton series, Halfpence, 1793 (6),
trace of dot under R, edge engrailed, 10.19g/6h (DH
1033) , no dot under R, edge engrailed, 10.03g/12h (DH
1034) , clear dot under r (4), hull edge, 10.34g/12h (DH
1035) , Bristol edge, 10.96g/6h (DH 1035a), edge
engrailed, 9.70g/6h (DH 1035c), edge plain, 9.54g/6h
(DH 1 03 5d); Farthings (13), 1793 (10), revs, cornucopia
(3), edge grained, 4.30g/12h (DH 1151), edge plain,
4.31 g/1 2 h (DH 1151b), counterfeit, 2.24g/3h (DH 1152);
plume in shield (2), 3.61 g/6 h (DH 1153), counterfeit,
1.79g/5h (DH 1157); Britannia (4), 3.55g/6h (DH 1160;
Cobwright 1001 0/F0050), counterfeits (3), 3.29g/6h (DH
1156; Cobwright I0060/F0030), 3.61 g/6h (DH 1161;
Cobwright I0020/F0040), 3.1 2g/6h (DH 1162; Cobwright
I0030/F0060); TH cypher, 3.83g/12h (DH 1159); 1771
counterfeit, 3.52g/6h (DH 1154; Cobwright
I0050/F0020), 1794 counterfeit, 2.52g/6h (DH 1163;
Cobwright I0040/F0070), undated, rev. commerce
protected, 1.89g/6h (DH 1158) [19], DH 7 757 virtually
as struck with full original colour, DH 1034 about
extremely fine and patinated, others generally fine or
better for these issues, the best such group to come on
the market for over a generation and some very elusive;
DH 1154 superior to the DH plate coin (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1033 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 403 (part)
DH 1152 and 1153 T. Bliss Collection, W. Longman Collection,
Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 212 (part) [both from R.
Dalton May 1915]
DH 1161 J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1958, lot 212 (part) [from Baldwin April 191 5]
All other Farthings W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
March 1958, lot 212 (part) [*1 151, 1157 and 1 1 59 gifts of 'J.E.', 1151b
from Spink August 1 909, 1154 from Spink January 1910, 1156 from
Spink December 1 909, 1 1 58 and 1 1 62 from R. Dalton January 1 91 3,
1160 from J.H. Daniels November 1907, 1 1 63 from Spink March 1912]
Thomas Erskine (1750-1823) entered Lincoln's Inn in 1775 and was
called to the Bar in 1778; he famously defended Thomas Hardy, John
Horne Tooke and John Thelwall at the height of the paranoia following
the French Revolution. He sat in the House of Commons from 1 783-4
and from 1 790-1806, entering the House of Lords in 1806 as 1st Baron
Erskine. Sir Vicary Gibbs (1751-1820) entered Lincoln's Inn in 1783,
became recorder of Bristol in 1 794 and Attorney-General in 1 807
2 Kempson's Erskine and Gibbs Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in
silver, two barristers standing holding label inscribed
bill of rights, magna charta above, rev. legend in 9
lines, edge engrailed, 9.56g/12h (DH 1011). Extremely
fine and attractively toned, very rare (£300-350)
Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 668 [from Spink 19751
Davissons Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (313)
www. dnw.co.uk
1574 Lutwyche's 'General Convenience' Halfpence, 1795 (4),
London edge, 8.89g/10h (DH 1018), edge grained,
1 0.1 1 g/1 2h (DH 1018a), edge plain, 8.36g/6h (DH
1018b), edge grained over fear cod and honour the
king, 10.93g/6h (DH 1018c), and mule Halfpence (3),
revs. Britannia (2), London and engrailed edge, 9.31 g/3h
(DH 1019), edge plain, 5 . 7 1 g/ 3 h (DH 1019a), plough,
London and engrailed edge, 8.51 g/1 2h (DH 1020);
Lutwyche's Earl Stanhope Halfpenny, edge grained,
1 0 . 1 4 g/6 h (DH 1040); Lutwyche's Buck Society
Halfpence, 1796 (4), large flan, LONDON and engrailed
left edge, 10.63g/6h (DH 1041; D & W 152/394), small
flan, LONDON and engrailed right edge, 8.84g/6h (DH
1041a), LONDON and crosses edge, 10.00g/6h (DH
1041b), edge grained, 7.34g/6h (DH 1041e), and mule
Halfpence (2), revs. Britannia, LONDON and engrailed
edge, 7.41 g/1 Oh (DH 1042; D & W 152/395), LONDON
and crosses edge, 10.27g/6h (DH 1042a) [14]. DH
1041a extremely fine with considerable original colour,
DH 1040 and 1042a about extremely fine, DH 1019a
fair but extremely rare, others generally fine to very
fine, some rare (£100-150)
Provenance:
All except DH 1018c Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1018a, *1041 a and 1041e F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 285 and 401 (parts) [all from Verity]
DH 1 040 with pre-1 91 0 J.H. Daniels ticket.
Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), philosopher, scientist, author
and politician, one of the founders of the Revolution Society in 1 788,
lived at Chevening, Kent
1575 Lutwyche's Anti-Slavery Halfpence (15), chained negro
kneeling, revs, clasped hands, reading opression (3),
Dublin edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 1037), medal edge, 9.39g/6h
(DH 1037a), edge grained, 8.73g/6h (DH 1037b);
reading oppression (12), cross at end of legend (7),
ballymurtagh edge, 8.24g/6h (DH 1038), Dublin edge,
9.83g/6h (DH 1038a), Lancaster edge, 9.48g/6h (DH
1038b), york edge, 9.91 g/6h (DH 1038c), edge
engrailed, 9.70g/12h (DH I 0 3 8 f ) , edge grained left,
9.71 g/6h (DH 1 038g), edge plain, 9.66g/12h (DH 1038i);
rosette at end of legend (5), Birmingham edge, 8.64g/3h
(DH 1039), Dublin edge, 9.59g/3h (DH 1039a), London
edge (2), large [29mm] flan, 9.99g/6h, small [27mm]
flan, 6.58g/9h (both DII 1039b), edge plain, 7.47g/6h
(DH 1 03 9d) [15]. DH 1039b extremely fine with much
original colour, DH 1037, 1037b and 1038b about
extremely fine, DH 1039, 1039b and 1039d about fine,
others generally very fine, a good group of this series
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fa wc ;ett/L i I ma n Col lection .
Dt 1 1039b only illustrated
FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE — PART 2
1576 Prattent's 'Loyal Britons Lodge' Halfpence (2), cap t
Liberty over anchor and cable, revs, crown in radiate
circle, 8.49g/6h (DH 1030), 1 1 .2 7g/6h (DH 1031) [2
First about very fine and rare, second extremely fine
with considerable original colour (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 1031 only illustrated
1577 Skidmore's mule Halfpence (3), conjoined busts of Lou
XVI and Marie Antoinette, undated (2), revs. murd. E
the factious, etc, edge plain, 6.97g/12h (DH 995a
anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.54g/6h (DH 998i
dated, rev. anchor and cable, skidmore edge, 13.1 2g/1
(DH 1000); Skidmore's Revd. W. Cooper Halfpence (3
edge faintly grained, 9.1 6g/1 2 h (DH 1007), edge parti
engrailed, 9.35g/12h (DH 1007a), edge plain, 8.94g/12l
(DH 1007b); Skidmore's Charles Fox Halfpenny, but
right, rev. ps & CO cypher, edge plain, 12.1 9g/1 2 h (DL
1014); Skidmore's Revd. William Romaine Halfpenny
1795, 9.21 g/1 2h (DH 1036; BHM 402) [8], DH 995a
good very fine, DH 1000 about extremely fine and very
rare, others all better, Cooper pieces with original colour
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 995a, 1007b and 1036 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auctior
1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lots 39, 401 and 404 (parts) 1 1 007b and 1 036 Iron
Verity ] .
DH 1000 only illustrated. Revd. W. Cooper, Ringmer, E. Sussex
iuww.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PAF
8 Uncertain manufacturers, Benevolent Choral Fund
Halfpence, 1791 (3), decay'd widows, 7.99g/6h (DH
1021), decay'd members (2), 7.94g/6h (DH 1022),
9.74g/6h (DH 1023); Thomas Hardy Halfpence, 1794 (4),
all with period after jury, 7.95g/12h (DH 1025), 8.25g/6h
(DH 1026), 8.08g/6h (DH 1027), 8.78g/6h (DH 1028);
John Horne Tooke's Halfpence, 1 794 (6), bust
three-quarters right (3), Birmingham edge Icollar partly
inverted], 8.87g/6h (DH 1044), London edge, 9.00g/12h
(DH 1044a), edge plain, 8.74g/7h (DH 1044b), bust right
(3), acquitted, 7.92g/6h (DH 1045a), not guilty (2),
8.88g/6h (DH 1046), 8.99g/6h (DH 1047); T.P.'s
Industry' Halfpenny, 1801, 8. 1 3g/6h (DH 1029; Davis
Not Local 105); I.W's 'Dophin' Halfpenny, 6.1 3g/6h (DH
1002) [15]. DH 1026, 1044a , 1044b, 1045a and 1047
about extremely fine, mostly with original colour but last
with obverse slightly off-centre, DH 1044 about fine,
others generally fine to very fine, some better, a few
rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1021, 1025, 1026, 1044a, 1045a, 1046 and 1047 F.W. Lincoln
Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 401 and 403
(parts) [1021 and 1025 from Verity, 1026, *1044a, 1045a, 1046 and
1047 from Spink]
DH 1022 with pre-1910 J.H. Daniels ticket
DH 1 023 SNC August 1912(1 041 75).
John Horne Tooke (1 736-1 81 2), politician and philologist. The 'Dophin'
token is given to Skidmore by Bell, but not by other writers
9 U ncertain manufacturers, Tom Tackle Halfpenny,
7.39g/6h (DH 1048); 'Pro Bono Publico' Farthings (7),
W.P. 1757 issues (2), 2.52g/6h (DH 1171), 2.50g/6h (DH
1172); H.B. 1803 issues (2), edge grained, 2.38g/5h (DH
1174), edge plain, 2.40g/6h (DH 1174a; Davis Not
Local 116); plumes in shield issues (3), undated,
2.39g/6h (DH 1169), 1796, 2.67g/12h (DH 1168), 1797,
3.54g/6h (DH 1170; Cobwright C0240/P0020) [8]. The
1803 issues very fine and better, others generally fine,
DH 1170 very rare, several others scarce (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1048 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 403 (part) |from Verity]
DH 1 1 70 B.W. Harris Collection, Clendining Auction, 22-3 April 1 926,
lot 73 (part), W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 21 2 (part)
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 212 (part) [1168 from Spink December 1 909, 1169 from Spink
August 1909, 11 71 and 11 74 from S.H. Hamer November 1909, 1172
from W.H. Regan April 1 905, 1 1 74a from Baldwin March 1 908]
1580 Cabbage Society, token, 1796, cabbage, rev. purim and
date around six-petalled flower, edge grained,
1 7.85g/6h (DH 227; D & W 113/103). Some
discolouration on reverse and a tiny edge nick,
otherwise very fine, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Probably issued by a private club of Jewish origin; Purim, or the Feast of
Lots, is a Jewish festival marking the salvation of Jews from genocide in
ancient Persia
1581 Cabbage Society, token, 1796, from the same dies as
previous, edge grained over an asylum for the oppress'd
of all nations, 1 5.1 4g/6h (DH 227a; D & W 113/103).
Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare
(£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
Political and Social series: Medals
1582 William Pitt, 1789, white metal medals (3), viz. by C.
James, bust right, rev. legend, 33mm, 10.69g/12h (DH
213; Hawkins 10); by T. Wyon Jr, similar, old England
legend, 33mm, 10.33g/6h (DH 211; Hawkins 11);
unsigned, small bust three-quarters left, rev. may Britain
STILL FLOURISH, etc, 34mm, 11.03g/12h (DH 213 bis I;
BHM 328) [3], DH 211 extremely fine with much original
brilliance, DH 213 good very fine, last with scratch in
obverse field but very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Last only illustrated. William Pitt the Younger (1 759-1 806), politician
and statesman, called to the Bar 1780, MP for Appleby 1781, who
became Britain's youngest Prime Minister in 1 783 at the age of 24. He
resigned the premiership in 1801 because of regal opposition to the
emancipation of Catholics. In May 1804 he returned to lead the country,
but his health failed and he died in office in January 1 806
www.dnw.co.uk
1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1583 LordThurlow, 1789, white metal medals by C. James
and T. Wyon Jr (2), bust left in cocked hat and wig,
revs. WHEN we FORGET him, etc, 33mm, 9.98g/6h (DH 218;
Hawkins 18; BHM 332; Storer 6194), bust of William Pitt
right, 33mm, 1 0.31 g/1 2h (DH 219; BHM 331; Hawkins
12); Revd. Francis Willis, 1789, a white metal medal by
C. James, bust half-left, rev. BRITONS rejoice, etc, 33mm,
1 0.71 g/1 2h (DH 220; BHM 333; Hawkins 15; E 828;
Storer 3790) [3]. First with light surface marks, very
fine, others about extremely fine (£70-90)
Provenance:
DH 218 Owen Collection, A.W. Jan Collection, Fawcett/Litman
Collection
*DH 220 Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Lord Edward Thurlow (1731-1806), lawyer, Attorney-General 1771,
Lord Chancellor 1 778-92. Revd Francis Willis (1 71 8-1 807), clergyman
and physician who made a special study of insanity and who treated
George III for his porphyria
1585 Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, white metal medals by V
Dixon [after W. Hackwood] (3), chained slave kneelii
right, rev. whatsoever YE would, etc, die signed W.i
stop after man, reads unto, 32mm, 9.50g/5h (DH 27
BHM 269; D & W 188/689; E 836); unsigned dies, r
stop after man, reads to (2), 32mm, 11.1 2g/1 2h (DH 2.
bis I), 33mm, 11.39g/12h (DH 237 bis) [3], First fine
second very fine, last virtually as struck with fu ,
brilliance, most attractive (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 237 bis only illustrated. The Society for the Suppression oft
African Slave Trade was founded in London by William Wilberfor
and others in 1 787
1584 Charles Fox, 1789, a white metal medal, probably by T.
Wyon Sr, draped bust facing half-right, rev. the free and
INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER, 33mm, 10.34g/12h
(DH 221; Hawkins p. 1 16; BHM 325); Charles Fox, c.
1790, medals by W. Lutwyche (4), draped bust almost
facing, revs. RESISTLESS SPEAKER, etc, reads albiens, white
metal, 35mm, 15.33g/6h (DH 222; BHM 323), reads
albions (3), large s in patriots, lutwyche edge, in
copper, 19.11 g/6h, in brass, 21 . 2 5g/6 h, both 34mm (both
DH 223; BHM 324), small s in patriots, edge plain, in
copper, 34mm, 26.61 g/6h (DH 224a, not listed in
copper; BHM 324) f 5 ] . First very fine, second fine, last
about fine, these very rare, others extremely fine, third
with much original colour (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 221 W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17
November 1944, lot 98 (part).
DH 22 i copper only illustrated. Charles James Fox (1749-1806),
statesman anrl revolutionary sympathizer, MP for Midhurst 1 768 and
Westminster from 1 780-97 and 1 800 until his death
1586 Richard Sheridan, c. 1790, a white metal meda
unsigned [perhaps by W. Mainwaring], bu
three-quarters left, rev. resistless wit, etc, 35mr
1 6.50g/1 2h (DH 217; BHM 346; E 835). Light surface
marks, otherwise good very fine, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist and politicia
co-proprietor of the Drury Lane Theatre, author of The School foi
Scandal and MP for Stafford
1587 Death of John Howard, 1790, a copper medal by V
Mainwaring, bust left, rev. haud ulli, etc, 32mn
14.84g/12h (DH 207; BHM 343). Extremely fine, rare
(£30-40)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
John Howard (1726-90), philanthropist and prison reformer
www.chnu.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORM
! Thomas Paine, 1 793, a white metal medal, unsigned
[possibly by W. Mainwaring], bust right, rev. man
standing, regarding a mountain at right, on which
crouches a mouse, two other figures at left, 33mm,
11.95g/12h (DH 208; BHM 365; E 851). Minor surface
marks and blistering on rims, otherwise about very fine,
rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
). Wahl Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 18, 21 November 2002
(453).
Thomas Paine (1 737-1 809), radical and revolutionary, author of Rights
of Man and Age of Reason; the latter title, published in 1 793, spawned
the reverse type of this medal
Thomas Paine, 1 793, a white metal medal, unsigned,
man hanging from tree, a tree is known by its fruit..., i
die for this damn'd book in speech bubble, rev. may the
TREE OF LIBERTY EXIST TO BEAR TOMMY'S LAST FRIEND, 32mm,
10.85g/12h (DH 209; BHM 366). Usual small flaws by
obverse rim, some surface marks, otherwise good very
fine and retaining much original brilliance, very rare and
almost certainly the finest example available to
commerce (£500-700)
Provenance:
Davissons Mailbid Sale 14, 15 November 2000 (515)
Trial of Daniel Eaton, 1794, a copper medal for the
London Corresponding Society, unsigned, cock standing
left, rev. the king versus eaton, etc, around a list of the
jurymen in 11 lines, 40mm, 23.32g/12h (DH 203; BHM
374). Has been lacquered but surfaces not unpleasing,
extremely fine, rare (£200-300)
Provenance:
Bt Baldwin October 1973.
Daniel Isaac Eaton (tSeptember 1814, aged 70), printer, firstly at 81
Bishopsgate street, by 1 793 at 74 Newgate street and by 1 81 2 at 3 Ave
Maria lane, Ludgate street; he was prosecuted seven times for
publishing seditious or libellious works, most notably Thomas Paine's
Age of Reason and Rights of Man in 1 793, but not found guilty until July
1796, when he fled to America for 3 years; on his return he was
incarcerated in Newgate prison twice and died in poverty in Deptford
(Bell, 1987, pp. 142-5)
1591 Thomas Hardy Acquitted, 1 794, copper medals (2),
unsigned, bust three-quarters left, revs, names of jurors,
THE |URY, 32mm, I4.65g/12h (DH 204; BHM 378), HIS JURY,
32mm, 14.40g/12h (DH 205; BHM 378) [2]. Good very
fine (£40-50)
Provenance:
DH 204 Fawcett/Lilman Collection
1592 'Map of France', c. 1795, white metal medals, unsigned
(2), foot and slogans in quadrilateral, revs, legend, no
comma after flourish, 32mm, 11.87g/12h (DH 228),
comma after flourish, 32mm, 1 1 . 72g/1 2 h (DH 229) [2].
First good very fine and rare, second very fine and with
die flaw on reverse (£70-100)
Provenance:
DH 229 Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 228 only illustrated
1593 Death of Revd. William Romaine, 1795, a silver medal
by J. Milton, draped bust three-quarters right in
ecclesiastical vestments, rev. Religion standing right,
32mm, 12.82g/12h (DH 216; Stainton 14; BHM 403).
Trifling surface marks in reverse field, otherwise virtually
as struck with steel-blue tone, very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Clendining Auction, 23 September 1 965, lot 297 (part)
bt Seaby 1 966.
Revd William Romaine (1714-95), son of a corn dealer from
Hartlepool, chaplain to Sir Daniel Lambert, Lord Mayor of London,
1 741 , later preacher at St George's, Hanover square, St Dunstans in the
West, St Olave's Southwark and, from 1 764, at St Anne's, Blackfriars
1594 Death of Revd. William Romaine, 1795, copper medals
(2), viz. by J. Milton, from the same dies as previous,
32mm, 14.77g/12h (DH 216; Stainton 14; BHM 403);
unsigned, bust half-left in vestments, rev. but i trusted
IN THEE, etc, 32mm, 13.1 0g/1 2h (DH 214; BHM 404) [2],
First good very fine but with some surface marks,
second with die flaw in centre of reverse, extremely fine
with attractive patina and a hint of original colour
(£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 214 only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
TURY T
RMEC
DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1595
Farming Monopolies, 1800, a bronze medal, unsigned
[perhaps by J.C. Hancock], head left with distended
mouth attempting to swallow a globe, rev. Eye of
Providence above gloved hand dispensing coins to other
hands, 37mm, 26.61g/12h (DH 239; BHM 497).
Extremely fine and bronzed, attractive, rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1596
o— — - i TV
>n L ■ rsoo
Farming Monopolies, 1800, a white metal medal,
unsigned [perhaps by J.G. Hancock], from the same dies
as previous, 37mm, 1 6 . 5 8g/1 2 h (DH 239; BHM 497).
Almost extremely fine, rare (£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1597 Irish Commerce Protected, 1800, copper medalets (2),
bust of George III right, revs, harp, 21mm, 4.36g/12h
(DH 1165; BHM 492), 20mm, 2.20g/6h (DH 1164;
Cobwright M0010/C0010; BHM 492); Peace of Amiens,
1801, medalets by H. Kettle (2), dove above cornucopia,
revs, the desire of all nations, in copper, 2.27g/12h, in
brass, 2.26g/6h, both 19mm (both DH 1166; BHM 518;
Hawkins ii) [4], Last extremely fine but with two
discolouration spots, others fine and better, first two
very rare (£30-40)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except last W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 21 2 (part) |1 1 64 from Spink March 1 912, 11 65 from
Spink August 1 909, 1 1 66 from Spink May 1 91 9].
The first two are thought to have been issued after the suppression of the
rebellion in Ireland in 1 799
1598 Buck SOCIETY, a copper ticket by ). Westwood, deer
standing left, rev. plough, industry produceth wealth,
36mm, 20.76g/12h (DH 230; D & W 152/391). Light
surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed,
attractive, rare (£150-200)
The Buck Society comprised 11 united lodges in London and three
affiliates in Moorgate, I latton Garden and Doctor's ( dmmons. Further
information is given by Bell, 1966, pp.41-2
1599 Buck Society, a silver ticket by j. Westwood, from
same dies as previous, 36mm, 19.93g/12h (DH 230; C
W 152/392). Graze in reverse field, otherwise good ve
fine and very rare (£400-500)
Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 389 [from Spink 19821
Davissons FPL 1 998-9
Davissons Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (261)
1600 Buck Society, a silver ticket by J. Westwood, simi
28mm, 7.68g/12h (DH 1043; D & W 152/396). Goc
fine, very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1 983, lot 330
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction H
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1 998, lot 679
Davissons FPL Winter 1 998-9
Davissons Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (314)
Norfolk
1601 Aylsham, Stephen and T. Ashley, Halfpenny, 17'
ashley crosses and dots edge, 8.69g/6h (DH 5
Blofield, Kempson's Halfpence, 1796 (2), fear G
edge, 11.81g/12h (DH 6), edge plain, 1 3 . 72g/1 2 h ([
6b) [3]. First extremely fine with original colour, secor
nearly so but reverse spotted, last very fine (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 6 and 6b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12
February 1 936, lot 287 (part) |6 from Verity, 6b from Baldwin],
Stephen Ashley, grocer. The Blofield and South Walsham troop of
Yeomanry Cavalry of Norfolk, led by Capt James Burkin Burroug
(+1803, aged 43) of Burlingham Hall, was formed on 18 March 17
between then and 1 803 the troop averaged 60 men
1602 Blofield, Kempson's Proof Halfpenny, 1796, in si I v>
group of weapons and musical instruments, rev. mount
dragoon, loyal Norfolk yeomanry, edge fear god a
HONOUR THE king, 13.3 7g/ 1 2 h (DH 6). About extreme i
fine, very rare (£250-300)
Provenance:
Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1963]
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF I BTH CENTURY TOKENS I
Blofield, Kempson's mule Halfpence (2), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, mounted dragoon, queen's
bays, edge plain, 9.36g/6h (DH 7), bust of Dr Samuel
Johnson, Buxton edge, 11.43g/12h (DH 8) [2 ] . First
extremely fine, second nearly so and with several spots
of surface verdigris, both rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
*DH 7 bt Seaby February 1977
DH 8 Fawcetl/Litman Collection
Blofield, Kempson's mule Halfpence (2), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, bust of Elizabeth I, edge
engrailed, 10.5 0g/1 2 h (DH 9), helmeted bust right,
buxton edge, 11.94g/12h (DH 11) [2], Extremely fine,
first lightly cleaned, second patinated, both rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
DH 9 P.C.W. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble
Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1 998, lot 730 (part),
bt R. Claddle
*DH 11 Fawcett/Litman Collection
)r DAVID
1605 Great Yarmouth, William Absolon, Halfpence, 1792 (2),
both absolon edge, no countermark, 10.88g/6h (DH 51),
with rosette countermark, 10.92g/6h (DH 52); Joseph,
Daniel and John Boulter, Halfpence, 1796 (3), curved
exergue, London edge, 1 1 . 4 7 g/6 h (DH 53a), straight
exergue (2), boulter edge, 1 1 .07g/6h (DH 54), edge
plain, 1 1 .23g/7h (DH 54a) [5]. DH 52 extremely fine,
others very fine and better, DH 54a with a little original
colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 54 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 290 (part) |from Baldwin],
DH 52 only illustrated. William Absolon (1751-1815), china and glass
manufacturer and dealer, fl. 1 784-181 5, at 25 Market row from 1 790
(Howell, English Ceramic Circle Transactions , vol. 10, 1980). Daniel
Boulter (1740-1802), son of a Quaker butcher at Worsted, was
apprenticed to his cousin, Joseph Sparshall, a grocer of Great Yarmouth;
after failing to find work in London he returned to Yarmouth and
married Margaret Sutton of Melton Constable in 1 764. Boulter became
a museum proprietor in the Market place in Great Yarmouth, opening
to the public a show of items of 'natural and artificial curiosities' in 1 778.
These included paintings, prints, books, coins and medals and, most
notably, items brought back from the South Sea islands by Capt Cook; a
catalogue of the contents, entitled Museum Boulterianum, was
published in 1 793. In 1 794 he disposed of his museum to his nephew
John; Daniel, his brother Joseph and the nephew commissioned the
token. During Daniel's last years he lived in a house in Howard street
purchased in 1797 from Capt Samuel Barker, selling part of his coin
collection by auction in London on 13 April 1799; the balance was
auctioned postmortem in March 1808 (Brooke, CTCJ November 1997,
pp.34-6)
1606 Great Yarmouth, Westwood's Farthing, 1792, ship
sailing right, rev. arms, edge grained, 6.07g/12h (DH
55a). Minor flan flaws, otherwise extremely fine and
patinated, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Baldwin]
www.dmv.co.uk
1607 Norwich, Richard Bacon, Halfpence, 1794 (4), period
touching shrubs, bacon edge, 10.58g/6h (DH 12), period
clear of shrubs (3), bacon edge, 10.73g/6h (DH 13),
CURRENT EVERY WHERE edge, 8.62g/6h (DH 13c), edge
plain, 10.63g/6h (DH 13e); Nathaniel Bolingbroke,
Halfpence, 1792 (5), period after flourish, boungbrokes
edge, 10.73g/6h (DH 14), annulet after flourish (2),
bolingbrokes edge, 10.47g/12h (DH 15), edge plain,
9.54g/6h (DH 15a), no punctuation after flourish (2),
bolingbrokes edge, 10.23g/6h (DH 16), edge plain,
1 0.1 7 g/6 h (DH 16e); mule Halfpence (2), revs, plough
and shuttle, 8.66g/6h (DH 17), bust of Earl Howe,
7.48g/6h (DH 18); Bullen & Martin, Halfpenny, 1794,
edge plain, 10.34g/12h (DH 19) [12]. DH 13c
off-centre and fair but very rare, DH 13e, 15a and 18
fine, others about extremely fine and better, several
with much original colour, DH 1 6e extremely rare
(£120-150)
Provenance:
All except DH 15 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 288 (part) [12, 14 and *19 from
Baldwin, others from Verity].
Richard Bacon (tApril 1812, aged 67), bookseller, stationer and
auctioneer, 12 Cockey lane, proprietor of the Norwich Mercury
(Longman, pp.54-5). Nathaniel Bolingbroke (1755-1840), haberdasher
and silversmith, Market place, mayor in 1819, is buried in the
churchyard of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, as is his wife, Mary
(1 758-1 833): his youngest son Horatio (1 798-1 879) became the first
sheriff of Norwich in 1 835 and Bolinbroke road in Norwich is named
after him. Bullen & Martin, ironmongers, Market place
1608 Norwich, Richard Bacon, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in
silver, Norwich Castle, period clear of shrubs, rev.
fleece, edge richard bacon cockey lane, I1.75g/6h (DH
13). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as
struck, very rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1963]
HD
AK I
1609
Norwich, Robert Campin, Halfpence (4), 1793 "
current every where edge, 9.82g/6h (DH 20), birmingh
edge, 8.76g/6h (DH 20a); 1794 (2), current every wh
edge, 9.69g/12h (DH 21), edge plain, 1 0.22g/1 2 h (E
21 d); )oseph Clarke, Halfpence, 1 794 (3), edge pic
10.35g/6h (DH 22), CRONebane edge, 10.08g/6h (I
22a), Lancaster edge, 7.24g/6h (DH 22b); Rich.
Dinmore & Son, Halfpence (5), finger to T (2), dinmc
edge, 10.44g/12h (DH 23), edge plain, 1 0.42g/1 2 h (C
23b), finger to Y (3), dinmore edge, 9.84g/12h (DH 2
London edge, 10.82g/6h (DH 24a), edge pla
9.87g/12h (DH 24c); mule Halfpence (5), revs, sh
CURRENT EVERY where edge, 10.50g/12h (DH 25), dc
and cornucopia (4), current every where edge, 9.23g.
(DH 26), DUNHAM & YALLOP edge, 11.41 g/9h (DH 26
emsworth edge, 9.98g/10h (DH 26c), edge pla
9.51 g/6h (DH 26e); Dunham & Yallop, Halfpence (
1792 (3), short palm branch, dunham & yallop ed
1 1 . 3 2g/6 h (DH 27a), long palm branch (2), gold-smi
edge, 11.3 9g/6 h (DH 28), dunham & yallop ed
1 0.85g/6h (DH 28a), 1793 (2), both gold-smiths ed
11.34g/6h (DH 31), I1.36g/6h (DH 32), 1796, ec
grained, 9.26g/6h (DH 33) [23], DH 20a about fine, 21-
fine, others very fine and better, several with origin
colour (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 20, 21, 22a, 23, 24, 24c, 25, 26e, 28, *31, 32 and 33 F.W. Line
Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 288 (part) [
21, 22a, 24c, 26e and 28 from Baldwin, 23, 24, 25 and 32 from Ve
31 from J. Henry].
Robert Campin, haberdasher, Coat lane. Joseph Clarke, hatter .
hosier, 2 Gentleman's walk. Richard Dinmore, ironmonger and he
merchant, Timber Hall, a staunch Republican and presidenl
Norwich's Patriotic Society; his son, also Richard (1765-181 1), wr
Jacobin apologist who migrated to the USA, where he published po
in Washington in 1 802 - at the time of his death his father was still al
Dunham & Yallop, goldsmiths and jewellers, haberdashers, cutle
dealers in tea, coffee and chocolate (Saville, SCMB 1969, p.lf
Market place, proprietors Robert Dunham (1762-1825), his wife Frai
(1763-1816) and John Harrison Yallop (1758-1835), the latter be
sheriff of Norwich in 1 805 and mayor in 1815 and 1831, the year
was knighted; all three are buried in the churchyard of St Pt
Mancroft, Noiwich
1610 Norwich, Joseph Hardingham, Kempson's Halfpen
1797, view of Norwich Cathedral, rev. bust of Freder
Handel left, edge payable by hardingham musici
1 3 . 5 2 g/6 h (DH 34). Two small spots by Cathedral spir •
otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Joseph Hardingham, musician, St Stephens, Norwich
www.dnw.co.uk
)l LECTION
JRY TOK
:OR
Norwich, Joseph Hardingham, Kempson's mule
Halfpenny, 1797, from (he same obv. die as previous,
rev. helmeted bust left, edge plain and partly filed,
13.1 5g/1 2 h (DH 36). Striking and die flaws both sides,
otherwise extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
Norwich, John Harvey, Halfpence, 1792 (6), lion's tail
with tuft (3), all harvey edge, 11.13g/12h (DH 38),
1 1 . 62g/1 2h (DH 39), 9.57g/12h (DH 40), lion with plain
tail, harvey edge, 11.5 8g/6 h (DH 42), shield
emblazoned (2), harvey edge, 1 2.1 7g/6h (DH 44), edge
partly grained, 9.01 g/6h (DH 45, edge not listed); John
Rooks, Halfpence, 1 793 (4), cockade between e and T
(2), rooks edge, 10.42g/12h (DH 46), edge plain,
1 0.1 3g/6h (DH 46a), cockade to T (2), rooks edge,
10.30g/6h (DH 47), different rev., edge plain, 9.96g/12h
(DH 48); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, rev. Britannia
seated, edge London and engrailed, 8.32g/12h (DH 49)
[11]. DH 38 very fine, DH 40 and 48 extremely fine
with considerable original colour, DH 46a and 47 about
very fine, others about extremely fine or better
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 38, 39, 42, 45, 46 and 49 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot 288 (part) [38 from Baldwin, 39 from
Spink, 42 and 46 from Verity, 45 from J. Henry, 49 from T.E. Tatton].
DH 48 only illustrated. John Harvey, partner in Harvey and Hudson,
bankers, mayor 1 792, commanding officer of the Norwich Volunteer
Cavalry, lived at Thorpe Lodge, Norwich. John Rooks, timber merchant
and carpenter, Fishgate street
Norwich, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, view of the
keep of Norwich Castle, bridge over moat in foreground,
rev. globe, edge lettered, 25.07g/12h (DH Middlesex
130). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour
(£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [with old Spink envelope].
A Norman castle built in the early 12th century in the centre of the city;
the keep served as Norfolk's county prison from 1220 until 1887, when
the castle was purchased by the city to be utilised as a museum. The
bridge shown on the token was replaced in the 1820s
1614 Norwich Loyal Military Association, 1 797, a copper
medal, unsigned, soldier bearing arms in front of a row
of tents, Castle and Cathedral in background, rev. arms
of Norwich flanked by military ensigns, 32mm,
1 6.2 7g/6h (DH 3; BUM 443). Extremely fine with much
original colour (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1615 Wroxham, Rev. Daniel Collyer, Threepence, 1 797,
wheelbarrow containing spade and pick-axe, rev.
legend and value, edge plain, 22.97g/12h (DH 1;
Stainton 41). Light rubbing and surface mark in obverse
field, otherwise extremely fine and patinated (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Rev Daniel Collyer, parish priest at Wroxham and proprietor of a marie
(carbonate of lime) pit at Horstead, had his marie transported by
wherries via a specially excavated canal system. In 1798 he was
instrumental in establishing a force of pikemen to defend Norfolk
against the threat of invasion from France, but was himself prevented
from joining them by the then archbishop of Canterbury (Saville,
SCMB 1 969, p.1 92)
Northamptonshire
1616 Northampton, George Jobson, Halfpence, 1794 (2),
LANCASTER edge, 9 . 2 2 g/ 1 2h (DH 1), edge plain,
1 2 . 5 7 g/6 h (DH la) [2 ] . Very fine and better, first with a
little original colour; the only two varieties for the
county (£30-40)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 294 (part) [from Baldwin].
George Jobson, banker; untraced by Wells (BNJ 1927-8, p.200)
www.dttw.co.uk
^ CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
Northumberland
1617 Alnwick, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Alnwick
Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.28g/12h (DH
Middlesex 131). Extremely fine and patinated, rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Seaby].
Alnwick Castle, seat of the Duke of Northumberland; considerable
restoration by the architect Robert Adam was carried out in the
half-century before the token was struck
1618 Newcastle upon Tyne, William Mather, Kempson's Penny
or ticket, 1797, in copper, figure of justice supporting a
shield emblazoned with anchor and key, rev. mather
ironmonger, etc, edge plain, 36mm, 21.33g/6h (DH 1).
Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare
(£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
288 struck. William Mather, ironmonger and stove-grate manufacturer,
14 Dean street. The obverse of his token was designed by Thomas
Bewick (1753-1828), the wood engraver and ornithologist from
Cherryburn, near Newcastle
1619 Newcastle upon Tyne, William Mather, Kempson's Penny
or ticket, 1797, in white metal, from the same obv. die
as previous, rev. mather furnishing ironmonger, etc,
edge plain, 36mm, 19.62g/12h (DH 2). Abnut extremely
fine , reverse better, rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Bt Spink 1972.
The rarity of this piece is somewhat overstated by DH
1620 Newcastle upon Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Skidmor-
Halfpenny, 1797, sailor, rev. barge sailing left, ec
grained, 8.62g/7h (DH 4). Extremely fine, rar
(£120-150)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936,
291 (part) [from Baldwin]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Jeremiah Spence, seaman's clothier, allegedly a younger brothei
Thomas Spence
1621 Newcastle upon Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Farthing, 17c
similar, rev. man in barge sailing left, 3.91 g/5h (DH 2
Extremely fine, very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1622 Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpence (
sailor, revs, noted advocates, etc, spence ed^
1 0 . 4 3 g/ 1 2 h (DH 5); Britannia seated, spence edg
11.03g/7h (DH 6); cat, spence edge, 11.26g/5h (DH
[3]. Last very fine, others about extremely fine an
better (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 5 and *6 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-
February 1936, lot 292 (part) [5 from W. Norman, 6 from J. Henryl
1623 Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpence (
from the same obv. die as previous, revs, three arm<
citizens, SPENCE edge, 10.27g/6h (DH 8); heart a
hand, spence edge, 11.04g/6h (DH 9); Highland'
spence edge, 12.72 g/6 h (DH 10); lion and cock, spen
edge, 10.82g/4h (DH 11) [4], About extremely fine an
better, DH 8 and 10 with a little original colour, but a.
with verdigris spots (£120-150)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936,
292 (part) [8, 9 and *10 from W. Norman, 1 1 from 'R.H.B.'J
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www. (lnw.co.uk
THE COl LECTION OF I8TH CENTURY IOKENS
4 Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpence (3),
from the same obv. die as previous, revs, conjoined
heads of man and ass, spence edge, 10.63g/6h (DH 12);
Pandora's breeches, edge plain, T0.65g/6h (DH 13); men
under tree, spence edge, 10.79g/6h DH 14) [3). About
extremely fine, first two with verdigris spots (£120-150)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
292 (part) (all from W. Norman]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 14 only illustrated
Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpence (3),
from the same obv. die as previous, revs, shepherd,
spence edge, 10.90g/6h (DH 15); boys at turnstile, edge
plain, 1 0.41 g/ 6 h (DH 16); anchor and cable, spence
edge, 10.97g/7h (DH 17) [3]. Second about very fine,
others extremely fine, first with original colour
(£140-180)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
292 (part) [16 and 1 7 from W. Norman]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 15 only illustrated
Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpence (2),
man in boat, revs, noted advocates, etc, spence edge,
11.11g/6h (DH 19); heart and hand, spence edge,
10.47 g/ 1 2 h (DH 20) [2], Usual die flaw, extremely fine,
but first with two spots on obverse (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 19 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 292 (part) |from W. Norman],
DH 20 only illustrated
FORMED IT Y Dr DAVID E. SPENCE - PART 2
1627 Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpenny, from
the same obv. die as previous, rev. Highlander, spence
edge, 12.92g/8h (DH 21). Usual die flaw, extremely fine
and patinated, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
292 (part) [from W. Norman]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1628 N ewcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Halfpence (2),
from the same obv. die as previous, revs, shepherd,
spence edge, 1 0.41 g/1 1 h (DH 22); boys at turnstile, edge
plain, 10.62g/5h (DH 23a) (2). Usual die flaw, first
extremely fine and patinated but spot on obverse and
collectors' number '1293' inked in reverse field, second
about very fine, obverse surface partly pickled
(£70-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 22 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 292 (part) [from W. Norman]
1629 Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Farthings (2), man
in ship left, revs, man on bull with ass's head, edge
plain, 3.80g/5h (DH 29a); Britannia seated, edge
grained, 3.84g/6h (DH 30) [2]. First about extremely
fine and patinated, second extremely fine with original
colour and rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 30 only illustrated
1630 Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Farthings (2), from
the same obv. die as previous, revs. Britannia seated,
edge plain, 4.18g/5h (DH 30a); conjoined heads of man
and ass, 4.02g/11h (DH 31) [2]. First about extremely
fine, second extremely fine with much original colour
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 31 only illustrated
www.dnw.co.uk
3Y Dr DAVID L
1631
Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence's mule Farthings (2), from
the same obv. die as previous, revs, pig, 3.63g/7h (DH
32); kneeling slave, 3.59g/5h (DH 34) [2], First very
fine and patinated, second about extremely fine and
rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcetl/Litman Collection.
DH 34 only illustrated
1632
North Shields, Denton's Halfpenny, 1 795, cart
unloading into ship moored at quay-side, rev. ipr
monogram, edge plain, 10.44g/6h (DH 25). Virtually as
struck with brilliant surfaces, attractively patinated, rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
293 (part) |from W. Norman]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1633 North Shields, Denton's mule Halfpenny, from the same
obv. die as previous, rev. man gnawing bone, edge
plain, I0.48g/6h (DH 26). Small metal fault to right of
ship, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour,
very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Bt Spink 1972
1634 North Shields, Denton's mule Halfpenny, ipr monogram,
rev. bust of Robert Orchard left, edge plain, 10.27g/6h
(DH 27). Small spot by i of SHIELDS and usual die flaw
on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of
original colour, very rare (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fa wee tt/L i tma n Col lectio n
)RME
D A
I A
RT 2
Nottinghamshire
1635 Arnold, Davison and Hawksley, Shilling, 179
1 1 . 3 4 g/6 h (DH 3; D & W 338/42); Sixpences (2), bo
1791, plated, 6.25g/6h, copper, 6.26g/6h (both DH 4;
& W 338/43); Nottingham, Donald & Co, Halfpenc
1792 (3), reading promissory, 13.92g/6h (DH 6), readir
PROMISSARY [a over o], 1 1 . 8 7 g/ 1 2h (DH 7), readir
PROMISSARY, 1 0.35g/1 1 h (DH 8) [6] . DH 3 fine but witf
attempted piercing in centre of reverse, DH 7 good fine
others very fine and better (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 6, 7 and 8 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-
February 1936, lot 294 (part) [6 and 8 from Verity, 7 from Baldwin],
Second only illustrated. Robert Davison and John Hawksley (+181.
both well-known Nottingham businessmen, built a factory for worst
spinning at Arnold, 4 miles from the centre of Nottingham, in 17S
They employed up to 400 adults and 600 apprentices and childre
some of whom came from as far away as Doncaster; many of t
children were overworked, badly fed and housed, which resulted in
high mortality rate. Owing to the depression the Arnold Mill closed
1811, and was subsequently demolished (Burton, BNj 1923-4, pp.275-
copied by Andrews, SCMB 1950, p.166). The Davison and Hawksli
tokens were seemingly made in the summer of 1802 - the date the
bear is that of the founding of the Arnold works - and the company pa
Matthew Boulton for them in August 1 802 (Doty, 1 998, p.323 and CTC
December 2000, pp.16-17). Donald & Co, stocking manufacturers, al
at 29 Bull street, Birmingham and later at 74 High street, propriet
William Donald, fl. 1792-c. 1815 (Manville p.1 99)
1636 Ravenshead, Skidmore's Penny, 1797, frontal elevatic
of Newstead Abbey, rev. Thomas Gorton's cypher, edt
I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENN
25.69g/1 lh (DH 5). Extremely fine with original colour,
rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Newstead Abbey, located west of Ravenshead, midway betwei
Nottingham and Mansfield, was founded by Henry II. After tl
dissolution it was converted into a house for Sir John Byron and I
descendants, although the estate was ruined by William, 5th Lord Byrt
(1 722-98). On his death the Abbey passed to his great-nephew, Georj
Gordon (1788-1824), the poet who became the 6th Lord Byro
Between 1808 and his exile abroad Byron lived sporadically at tl
Abbey, which was sold in 1817 to Thomas Wildman, who restored
the Abbey was gifted to Nottingham Corporation in 1931
www. dnw. co.uk
URY TOh
Oxfordshire
7 Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpence (2), both BANBURY
edge, large |29.5mm] flan, 9.60g/6h, small [28mm| flan,
9.52g/6h (both DH I) [2 ] . About extremely fine and
better (£25-35)
Provenance:
‘Second F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 294 (part) (from J. Henryl, Fawcett/Litman Collection.
William Rusher (+1846, aged 90), bookseller and stationer, part of an
extended family of that name active in the printing trade in Oxfordshire
and Berkshire in the late 18th and first half of the 19th centuries
(Longman, pp.55-7). William, described as a schoolmaster when he
married Mary Golby at Banbury in February 1783, began directory
publishing in 1 797 but had been active in printing since at least 1 784,
primarily with chap books; his brother, Philip, a banker and
typographer, helped finance the business. William Rusher retired in
1 822, leaving his business to his younger son Thomas; he in turn merged
it with the firm being run by his elder brother, John Golby Rusher
(+1 877) at Market place in 1832 (Wager, CTCJ March 2000, pp.12-13)
1639 Watlington, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Sherborne
(sic) Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.54g/12h (DH
Middlesex 132). Extremely fine with almost full original
colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Shirburn Castle, a fortified manor house built in 1378 2 miles north-east
of Watlington, was turned into a grand house at great expense in the
1 7th century. Until the beginning of this year it was the seat of the Earls
of Macclesfield, but it is now closed and unoccupied
! Banbury, Prize Fighting Ring, 1789, copper medals (2),
unsigned, bust of Thomas Johnson left, rev. science and
intrepidity, etc, 34mm, 18.46g/12h (DH Warwickshire
12) ; bust of Isaac Perrins right, rev. strength and
magnanimity, etc, 34mm, 1 8.53g/1 2h (DH Warwickshire
13) [2], Very fine and better, both with a little original
colour but first with rim knock (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1 2 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot
268 (part)
DH 1 3 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 February
1936, lot 166 (part).
Isaac Perrins (1750-1801), prize-fighter and engineer employed by
Boulton & Watt. A giant of a man, 6ft 2 i n in bare feet and weighing 1 7
stone, he was the champion boxer of the Midlands with a reputation of
beating his opponents in under five minutes. He issued a challenge of
£500 to meet any man in the country, an offer which attracted the
attention of Thomas Jackling, aka Johnson (+1797), the London and
England champion since 1 783. The match was made at Banbury on 22
October 1 789 and, in a tournament of mixed fortune watched by 3,000
people, which lasted 75 minutes and comprised no less than 62 rounds,
Johnson took victory and a large purse, reputed to be over £1,000.
Perrins is said never to have fought again (Chaloner, History Today,
19/ 3, pp. 740-3); not so Johnson, whose patrons introduced him to racing
and gambling. In January 1 791 Johnson lost his title to Benjamin 'Big
Ben Brain at Wrotham, Kent; subsequently he dissipated his fortune
gambling and ended his days teaching boxing in Cork
Rutland
1640 Oakham, Col. Gerard Noel [Edwards], Halfpenny, col.
NOEL OF THE RUTLAND FENCIBLES, etc., rev. WHOSE EXAMPLE
in life, etc, edge plain, 9.91 g/6h (DH 1). Usual light die
flaws, extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912 (100598)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Sir Gerard Noel Edwards, later Noel, 2nd Bt (1759-1838) married
Diana Middleton, Baroness Barham t+April 1823) in December 1780;
they had 1 5 children, all of whom survived infancy, the last dying in
January 1873. Noel inherited the estates of his uncle, Henry Noel, 6th
Earl of Gainsborough, in April 1798, adopting the Noel surname, by
which he had apparently been known for some years, by royal licence.
He lived at Catmose, Oakham, and had established the Rutland
Fencible Cavalry on 1 9 March 1 794, which had a strength of six troops.
The Fencibles were based in a warm ironstone building erected in
1 794-5 on the site of former makings opposite Noel's residence, which
served as their indoor riding school. After the Fencibles disbanded in
1 799 the local troop of the Leicestershire Yeomanry continued to use
the lacility until the 1920s. In 1967 the Noel family donated the building
to Rutland County Council and since 1969 it has been the county
museum
www.dnw.co.uk
OKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
ENTURY
Shropshire
1641 Bridcenorth, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny,
Dudmaston Hall, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.54g/12h
(DH Middlesex 133). Extremely fine and patinated
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Dudmaston Hall, 3 miles south-east of Bridgenorth, built in the late 1 7th
century on land owned by the Wolryche-Whitmore family, was given
to the National Trust in 1 978. Among its most famous residents were the
mathematician and 'father of computing' Charles Babbage (1791-1871),
who married Georgiana Wolryche-Whitmore in 1814, and Rachel,
Lady Labouchere (1 908-96), a direct descendant of the Coalbrookdale
industrialist Abraham Darby
1642 Coalbrook Dale, Reynolds & Co, Trial Halfpenny, 1792,
ship sailing under bridge, pennant drooping, water-lines
unfinished, iron bridge at coalbrook dale ■ and date
around, ERECTED anno. 1779 span 100 Ft. H E it 50 Ft in
centre, rev. ornamental pattern of alternate straight
lines and scrolls, edge Birmingham [r]edruth & Swansea
followed by seven characters, 12.64g/8h (DH 5, this
piece). River area weak (and corresponding on
reverse), otherwise good very fine and as struck,
UNIQUE (£2,000-3,000)
Provenance:
J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New
York), 26 May 1982, lot 12
S. Sweet Collection, Glendining Auction, 28 June 1 989, lot 396
Davissons Mailbid Sale 14, 15 November 2000 (559).
Illustrated on the back cover. This important piece, first published by
Atkins in 1892, was apparently not made available for illustration to
Richard Dalton and Samuel Hamer, although as it does not appear in
the list of pieces they were unable to trace, its whereabouts was
presumed known to them. Arthur Waters, writing in 1954 with the
benefit of knowing what had been on the market in the previous 60 or so
years, commented that it was 'now unknown', but it ultimately
transpired that the piece had been in the Farnell family collection,
which had its origins with Richard Farnell in the early 19th century and
which, in 1920, had been taken to the USA by his great-grandson, John
R. Farnell (1901-77) when he emigrated to Mount Vernon, NY. Farnell
described the curious reverse in some detail ( SCMB 1959, pp. 128-9),
but dirl not refer spec ifi< ally to the edge, on which the last three of the
seven < harac lers may be read as 826
1643 Coalbrook Dale, Reynolds & Co, Halfpence, 1792 (
lamps on bridge with dual supports (3), 12.66g/6h (L
10), 1 4.63g/1 2h (DH 14), 12.56g/12h (DH 15); larr
with single supports (2), 13.17 g/ 1 2 h (DH 1
13.54g/12h (DH 17) [5]. DH 15 about extremely fins
DH 7 6 very fine, others all extremely fine, first and la
with considerable original colour (£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 15 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12
February 1936, lot 298 (part) 1*10 from J. Henry, 14 from Spink, 16 ;
1 7 from Verity].
Reynolds & Co, trading as the Coalbrook-Dale Iron Co, propriet
Richard Reynolds (TSeptember 1816, aged 81), his sons William (+Jl
1803, aged 45) and Joseph. The inclined plane at Ketley, completec
1788 and the brainchild of William Reynolds, enabled his iron foun<
at Ketley to use iron ore and coal from the mines at Oakengat
transported direct to the foundry by canal; the Ketley works closec
1816 and the inclined plane two years later. After the death of Willie
who lived at Bank House, Ketley, his father left Coalbrookdale
Bristol, where from 1804 to 1816 he carried out numerous acts
benevolence among the poor of that city
1644 Ludlow, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Ludlc
Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 2 3 . 9 6 g/ 1 2 h (F
Middlesex 134). Extremely fine with virtually full origin <:
colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912 (100600)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Ludlow Castle, the seat of the Earls of Powis, was constructed in the I
1 1 th century and enlarged for the use of Roger Mortimer, 1st Ear
March (1 287-1 330)
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF 1 8TH CENTURY
)KLNS IOKMI I) HY Dr
Shrewsbury, Cook and Mason, Halfpence, 1793 (4), all
SHREWSBURY edge, 1 0.77g/6h (DH 19), 11.1 8g/6h (DM
20), 11.1 7g/5h (DH 21), I0.78g/6h (DH 22); Hancock's
mule Halfpenny, rev. Bishop Blaize, Anglesey edge,
1 0 . 9 7 g/ 1 2 h (DH 23); imitation Halfpence, 1794 (4), an
asylum edge, 8.03g/6h (DH 25), Liverpool edge,
1 0.46g/1 2h (DH 25d), edge plain, 7.97g/6h (DH 25f),
Dublin cork edge, 7.34g/6h (DH 25h); imitation mule
Halfpenny, rev. Fame blowing trumpet, 6.54g/12h (DH
26) [10], DH 27 and 22 about extremely fine and better,
latter with considerable original colour, DH 79, 20, 23
and 25d very fine or better, remainder generally fine,
some rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 21, 23 and 25d F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 298 (part) [21 from Spink, others from Verity],
DH 22 only illustrated. Cook and Mason, proprietors of the Salop
Woollen Manufactory, a flannel mill located on the River Severn
upstream from Shrewsbury (Dykes, BN) 1999, p. 1 79)
1647 Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Three Shillings
and Sixpence, 1 788, in silver, bust right, rev. barge
sailing left, fine silver around, edge willey snedshill
BERSHAM BRADLEY, 15.59g/12h (DH Warwickshire 337).
Minor obverse surface marks and a tiny reverse rim
bruise below 7 of date, otherwise very fine and toned,
rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Bl Seaby 1 967.
100 struck; the issue was quickly withdrawn as currency and later
distributed privately as medals. John Wilkinson (1 728-1 808), arguably
the best known of the 1 8th century ironmasters, grew up in Cumbria but
at the age of 20 moved to Bradley, near Bilston, to work in the iron
trade. In the mid 1 750s he became manager of the Willey ironworks on
Lord Forester's estate, near Broseley, and later senior partner; in 1758
he built his first blast furnace at Bradley, which became such a success
that by 1 772 he had purchased the local manor and estate. In 1 774 he
constructed the New Willey ironworks, where he built the world's first
large iron barge, The Trial , depicted on the reverse of the token, which
was launched on 6 July 1787 (for an alternative view on whether
Wilkinson's boat is shown on the token see Doty, CTC) May 1997, p.8,
footnote). Wilkinson's vast business empire also encompassed an iron
mine and blast furnaces at Snedshill, near Oakengates, sold in 1 793-4
and an ironworks at Bersham in the parish of Wrexham, Denbighshire,
which he took over from his father Isaac in 1 762 and where cannons
and the cylinders required for Watt's rotating steam engine were
produced
Shrewsbury, Westwood's Farthing, 1792, arms, rev.
woolpack, edge grained, 6.10g/6h (DH 28). Usual die
flaw on reverse, extremely fine and patinated, rare
(£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1648 Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence, 1787
(14), reading master. (5), 13.96g/12h (DH Warwickshire
340), 1 4.59 g/ 1 2h (DH 341), 14.52g/12h (DH 343),
14.53 g/ 1 2 h (DH 345), 13.59g/11h (DH 348); reading
MASTER- (8), 1 4.56g/1 2h (DH 351), 14.11 g/1 2h (DH 353),
14.1 9g/1 1 h (DH 354), 14.25g/12h (DH 356), 14.30g/11h
(DH 358), 1 4.38g/1 1 h (DH 359), 14.02g/12h (DH 360),
1 4.28g/1 2h (DH 361); no period after master, 14.22g/12h
(DH 362) [14], DH 345, 353 and 356 about extremely
fine and better, all with original colour, DH 351, 359
and 362 very fine, others about fine and better, DH 348
extremely rare (£100-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 362 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 348 (part) |from Verity].
DH 345 only illustrated. Wilkinson's original idea was to have these
pieces, struck by Thomas Williams, accepted as a penny, but he was
persuaded otherwise (Doty, CTC) May 1997, p.7)
www.dnw.co.uk
I8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1649 Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (14),
1788 (5), revs, barge, 1 4.49g/1 2 h (DH Warwickshire
336), forge (4), reading master- (3), 14.20g/12h (DH
375), 1 3.64g/1 2h (DH 376), 13.89g/12h (DH 380), no
period after master, 14.01 g/1 2 h (DH 382); 1790 (9),
revs, forge (4), reading master-, 14.1 8g/6h (DH 385), no
period after master (3), 11.98g/6h (DH 387), 13.94g/6h
(DH 387a), 12.73g/6h (DH 388), Vulcan seated (5), no
period after master (4), 12.57 g/ 1 2 h (DH 424),
1 2.44g/1 2h (DH 425), 12.50g/12h (DH 426), 12.22g/12h
(DH 428), reading master., 12.46g/12h (DH 430) [14].
DH 336 very fine and patinated, DH 376, 380, 387a,
388, 424 and 425 about extremely fine and better, some
with a hint of original colour, others generally fine to
very fine (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 336 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 348 (part) (from Spink].
DH 345 only illustrated. The pieces made by Matthew Boulton in this
group are DH 387, 387a and 388; in the opinion of the cataloguer 385
does not have the characteristics of a Soho production (Doty, CTC) May
1997, p.10). The heavy weight of 387a, with Boulton's 'privy mark' on
the edge, lends support to Doty's view that this is part of Boulton's
pioneering effort for Wilkinson coined on 16 June 1790; the lighter
1790-dated Boulton pieces had been produced by the end of January
1791
1650 Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (9),
1791 (4), revs. Vulcan seated, 1 1 . 6 9 g/ 1 2 h (DH
Warwickshire 432), 1 2.33g/12h (DH 433), 1 2.1 9g/1 2h
(DH 436), 1 2.38g/1 2h (DH 438); 1792 (5), revs, forge,
10.76g/6h (DH 389), Vulcan seated (4), I1.40g/6h (DH
448), 1 0.98g/6h (DH 449), 1 1 ,04g/6h (DH 450), LONDON
edge, 9.35g/6h (DH 450a) [9J. DH 432 and 448
extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 433
and 44 9 very fine, others fine, last with obverse die flaw
(£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/L i tman Co I lecti on .
1651 Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (1
1793 (11), all revs, forge, 1 3 . 0 3 g/6 h (DH Warwickshir
393), 1 3.03g/6h (DH 393a), 11.55g/6h (DH 39
1 1 ,79g/6h (DH 394a), 11.33g/12h (DH 410), 11.32g /'
(DH 411), 11.69g/12h (DH 412), 1 0.71 g/1 2 h (DH 41
Birmingham edge, 1 1 . 4 5 g/ 6 h (DH 415a), edge pla
8.99g/6h (DH 415c), 10.89g/6h (DH 416); 1 795 (
11.26g/6h (DH 420), 1 1.75g/6h (DH 421), 1 1 ,02g /'
(DH 422), 1 0.37g/6h (DH 423) [15]. DH 393, 393a
394a, 416, 420 and 421 good very fine and bette
others mostly fine , last very rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 412 J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendin
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 320 (part) [from Baldwin Septem#
1914],
The Boulton pieces dated 1 793 (DH 393, 393a, 394, 394a) were stru
in December 1793, and those dated 1795 (DH 420 and 421) in Ma
1 795 (Doty, CTC) May 1 997, p.1 2). In the opinion of the cataloguer, !
422 and 423 are not Soho mint products
1652 Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, imitatii
Halfpence (15), 1787 (4), anclesea edges (2), 9.75g/1
(DH Warwickshire 370), 9.51 g/1 1 h (DH 371), angles
edges (2), 10.70g/6h (DH 373a), 10.23g/6h (DH 374
1791 (11), reads Wilkinson (3), London edge, 9.19g /
(DH 441), Lancaster edge, 9.36g/6h (DH 441b), dubi
edge, 9.21 g/6 h (DH 441 d) , reads wilkenson (
1 1 . 37g/1 2h (DH 446), 9.65g/12h (DH 446a), 12.34g/1
(DH 446b), 11.54g/6h (DH 446c), 11.78g/12h (C
446d), 1 1 . 68g/1 1 h (DH 446e), 1 1.41 g/1 1h (DH 447.
1 1 .08g/1 1 h (DH 447c) [15], DH 446b and 446d abo t
extremely fine and patinated, others generally fine t<
very fine, DH 441 d and 447c very rare (£70-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 441 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Febru
1936, lot 348 (part) |from Baldwin],
DH 446b only illustrated
DH 448 only illustrated. The Boulton issue, DH 389, was struck in
August 1 792 (Doty, CTCJ May 1997, p.1 I)
www. dnw. co. uh
I HE COLLECTION
Dr DAVID I
OE I 8 I El (IN FURY I OKENS I ORMI
Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, imitation
Halfpence, 1 792 (16), revs, barge, reads wilkison,
10.39g/6h (DH 339); forge (3), reads wilkinson (2),
Anglesey edge, 1 1 . 79g/ 1 1 h (DH 390), NUNEATON edge,
9.28g/12h (DH 390a), reads wilkison, edge plain,
6 . 8 3 g/ 1 2 h (DH 392e); Vulcan seated (12), reads
WILKINSON (7), BECCLES edge, 1 2.04g/6h (DH 451a),
Brighton edge, 8.93g/6h (DH 451b), Lancaster edge,
9.88g/6h (DH 451c), staplehurst edge, 9.99g/6h (DH
451 e), warley camp edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 451 g), edge
plain, 7.7 3g/6h (DH 451 h), nuneaton edge, 9.95g/12h
(DH 452), reads wilkison (5), Anglesey edges (3),
10.1 8g/1 2h (DH 454), 8.88g/6h (DH 455a), 10.05g/6h
(DH 455b), cronebane edge, 10.36g/6h (DH 455),
ANCLESEA edge, 9.78g/6h (DH 455c) [16]. DH 451g
about extremely fine and very rare, DH 339 and 454
very fine, latter very rare, others generally fine and
better, some rare (£70-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 451 g only illustrated
Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, imitation
Halfpence, 1793 (16), revs, forge (13), reading wilkinson
master- (4), LANCASTER edge, 8.96g/6h (DH
Warwickshire 395c), Dublin edge, 8.46g/6h (DH 395e),
scetchley edge, 9.78g/6h (DH 3 9 5 f ) , Sleaford edge,
9 . 7 5 g/6 h (DH 397); reading WILKINSON MASTER (6),
Birmingham edge, 8.89g/7h (DH 399), Anglesey edges (4),
9.46g/6h (DH 401), 10.03g/6h (DH 403), 11.42g/6h (DH
406), 8.95g/7h (DH 407), clacke edge, 9.67g/6h (DH
407a); reading wilkenson (3), Birmingham edge, 9.35g/6h
(DH 417), leek edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 417a), current every
WHERE edge, 9.2 7g/1 2h (DH 417b); Vulcan seated (3), all
reading wilkison, Birmingham [ brightJon edge, 10.64g/6h
(DH 459a), anclesey edge, 1 0.1 7g/6h (DH 460a), payable
[ - ] edge, 1 0.79g/5h {cf. DH 461) [16]. DH 395e
extremely fine with original colour, DH 399 mediocre,
others generally fine or better, DH 417 with collectors'
number inked on obverse (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 406 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 320 (part) |from Lincoln November 1913 1.
DH 395e only illustrated
1655 Wii ley and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, mule Halfpence
(9), reading wilkinson (7), revs, female with drill and
cog-wheel, 6.63g/6h (DH Warwickshire 462; Cobwright
I0060/H001 0), Moneta seated (2), 6.78g/6h (DH 464;
Cobwright I0050/M0030), 5.88g/6h (DH 465; Cobwright
I0053/M0030), hm co cypher, 6.67g/6h (DH 466;
Cobwright I0053/C001 0), Hibernia seated (2), edge
plain, 7.22g/6h (DH 467, large flan; Cobwright
10050/10010), clacke edge, 9.74g/7h (DH 470; Cobwright
10055/10010), harp, 6.52g/7h (DH 468; Cobwright
I0050/N0200); reading wilkison (2), revs, female with
drill and cog-wheel, 7.12g/6h (DH 473; Cobwright
I0070/H001 5), 6.82g/5h (DH 474; Cobwright
I0080/H0015) 1 9 ] . DH 468 good very fine and
patinated, DH 466 fair, others fine or better (£35-45)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
Somerset
1656 Bath, Clover, Halfpence (2), milsom street edge, small
[27mm] flan, 9.82g/6h (DH 28), edge grained, 9.53g/6h
(DH 28b); William Cye, Halfpence, 1794 (4), no bends
on arms (2), cye's edge, 9.66g/6h (DH 32), Hastings
edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 32a), with bends (2), both gye's
edge, 9.11 g/6h (DH 33), 9.75g/7h (DH 34); mule
Halfpence by Lutwyche (10), all with bust of John
Howard, revs, debtors in ilchester goal, banbury edge,
9.87g/6h (DH 35), debtors in coal (6), Anglesey edge,
9.72g/5h (DH 36), Dublin OR London edge, 9.18g/6h (DH
36a), Lancaster edge, 8.97g/6h (DH 36c), London or
DUBLIN edge, 8.57g/6h (DH 36d), masonic edge, 9.1 9g/6h
(DH 36e), CURRANT EVERY WHERE edge, 8.95g/6h (DH 36f),
Britannia seated (2), large [29.5mm] flan, 10.93g/6h,
small [28mm] flan, 8.47g/12h (both DH 37), seated
female with drill and cog-wheel, 7.07g/4h (DH 38) [16],
DH 32, 33, 34, 36a and 36d about extremely fine and
better, DH 35, 36, 3 6e and 38 fine, others generally
very fine, DH 32a very rare (£140-180)
Provenance:
All except DH 34 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 28b Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 March 1 958, lot 240 (part) [from Spink December 1914],
Remainder except DH 37 small flan W. Longman Collection,
Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 240 (part) [28 a gift from R.
Dalton, *32 from R. Dalton January 1 91 3, 32a from Spink March 1 91 2,
33 from Lincoln August 1909, 35 from Baldwin January 1910, 36 and 36f
from Spink July 1 91 2, 36a from Lincoln January 1911, 36c from S.H.
Hamer January 1910, 36d acquired March 1 902, 36e and 37 large flan
from Lincoln February 1 91 1 , 38 gift of 'J.E.'J-
It is uncertain from the legend on the token whether the Glover
hardware business based at 39 Milsom street reflects a connection
between the issuer and the Bath & Somersetshire Bank, the known
proprietors of which were Horlock, Mortimer & Co (later Horlock
Anderson & Co), or whether, as seems more likely, that the bank had
ceased trading sometime in the mid-1790s and Glover took the
property over. Ironically, 39 Milsom street is now occupied by a branch
of the National Westminster Bank. William Gye (1750-1802),
bookseller, printer and stationer, 4 Westgate buildings and later at 13
Market place, agent to the debtors at Ilchester gaol; after his death from
an apoplectic fit his widow Mary, rtbe Batchelor, and a son, Henry,
carried on the business (Longman, pp.58-9)
www.dnw.cn.uh
1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1657 Bath, William Cye, gilt Proof mule Halfpenny by
Lutwyche, seated female instructing boy to unlock a
door, debtors in ilchester COAL, etc, rev. arms of Bath,
edge YORK BUILT A.M. 1223, CATHEDRAL REBUILT A.D. 1075,
1 0.81 g/6h (DH - [34 obv., 30 rev.]). Trifling surface
marks, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest
rarity, believed unpublished (£300-400)
Provenance:
Dr R.]. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1963]
1659 Bath, John Jelly, Lutwyche's Pennies, 1794 (2), both c
demand edges, large [32mm] flan, 18.90g/6h, sm
[30mm] flan, 20.81g/6h (both DH 5); Halfpence, 17
(2), both edges plain, large [30mm] flan, 8.56g/6h, srm
[29mm] flan, 10.3 5g/6h (both DH 26) [4]. Last very fine
others about extremely fine and better with origin c
colour (£70-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 5 on small flan only illustrated. John Jelly (t 1 81 3), lawyer, Ca
place, proprietor of the Walcot Botanic Carden, opened in June 1 7
with the help of the apothecary and botanist William Sole (1 741 -1 8C
Jelly was declared bankrupt in April 1 795 and his property, including
garden, sold by auction (Brooke, CTCJ December 1999, pp.33-5).
was also co-issuer of the Badminton halfpence (Spence Part 1, 1 241)
1658 Bath, Francis Heath, Halfpence (7), 1794 (2), heath
edge, 9.72g/6h (DH 39), edge payable by Thomas ball
Sleaford and with additional large six-pointed star
counterstamped on both sides, 9.41 g/6 h (DH 39, edge
unpublished), 1 795 (2), both edges grained, large
[31mm] flan, 9.61g/6h, small [29mm] flan, 9.33g/6h
(both DH 40), 1796 (3), revs. Pump Room, edge grained,
9.79g/6h (DH 41), Walcot Turnpike (2), walcot edge,
10.43g/6h (DH 45), edge plain, 6.77g/5h (DH 45, edge
unlisted by Davisson); Farthings (2), 1794, 4.79g/6h (DH
1 15), 1 795, 4.59g/6h (DH 116); mule Halfpence by
Lutwyche (2), revs, arms of Bath, ANGLESEY edge,
11.13 g/6 h (DH 42), ancient tower, ANGLESEY edge,
11.52g/6h (DH 43) [11). DH 42, 115 and 116 extremely
fine with considerable original colour, DH 39 and 41
about extremely fine, second fine but extremely rare,
others generally very fine, DH 45 variant also extremely
rare and believed the only known specimen (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 39, 40 small flan, 41, 42, 43 and 45 W. Longman Collection,
Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1958, lot 240 (part) 139 from W.H.
Regan March 1902, 40 and 45 gift of 'J.E.', 41 from Spink January 1 908,
42 from J.H. Daniels July 1 910, 43 from Baldwin March 1 91 2]
*DH 45 variant E. Saxty Collection, B.W. Harris Collection, Clendining
Auction, 22-3 April 1926, lot 82 (part), W. Longman Collection,
Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 240 (part), where assigned
as DH 45a
DH 39 with unpublished edge acquired February 1950
DH 1 16 from Baldwin.
1660
Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche's Penny, 1794, c
demand edge, 21.3 7g/6h (DH 8); Halfpence (7), 17
(6), lambe edge, 10.41 g/6h (DH 50), leek ed^
11.30g/6h (DH 50b), Lancaster edge, 12.07g/6h (L
50c), YORK edge, 10.81 g/6 h (DH 50e), in brass, ed
grained, 10.21 g/6h (DH 50g), edge plain, 10.66g/6h (L
50k), 1796, lambe edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 52); Farthings (i
1 794, 4.59g/6h (DH 111), 1795 (3), edge graine
4.55g/12h (DH 112), edge plain (2), in copper, 4.55g/(
in brass, 4.50g/6h (both DH 112a), 1796, edge graint
3.12 g/6 h (DH 113), 1797, edge grained, 2.98g/6h (C
114) [14]. DH 112a in brass very fine and stainec
others generally about extremely fine and better, a goo
and comprehensive group of all the main types for th ,
issuer (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 50 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 Febru.
1936, lot 302 (part) [from Baldwin]
DH 1 1 2a brass from Baldwin
DH 1 1 3 and 1 1 4 SNC May 1912(1 00661 , 1 00662).
Francis Heath, ironmonger, brazier and cutler, 15 Bath street, and from
1799 at 2 Bath street, opposite Mary Lambe & Son (see lot 1660); he
was dec lared bankrupt at the end of 1800 and his stock auctioned in
Bath in January 1801, but by 1805 he was hack in business at 15 Stall
street (Criffin, SC MB, 1958, pp.107-8, and Pottinger, Coin News, July
2005, p.44). The Walt ot Turnpike is discussed by Brooke ( CTCI Winter
2001, pp. 50-1)
DH 50g only illustrated. Mary Lambe & Son, grocers and tea dealt
36 Stall street (later merged with 1 Bath street in 1799); Mary was t
widow of Lacon Lambe (+1 775) and her youngest son, Markes Lam
who was a numismatist and a presumed customer of Lutwycl
auctioned his collection of tokens and medals with the London house
Thomas King Jr on 27 December 1 800 (Griffin, SCMB 1 959, pp.2 1 4-1
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF IHTH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID I
1 Bath, Payne & Turner, Lutwyche's Penny, crowned bust
of Alfred the Great right, rev. tower and wall, edge WE
PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 19.59g/6h (DH 7).
Light surface metal flaws, otherwise about extremely
fine and extremely rare , the only specimen seen by the
cataloguer in commerce (£300-500)
Provenance:
Bt Spink 1976.
Missing from all the important collections auctioned in recent years,
including Hamer, Lincoln, Waite-Sanderson, Longman, Jan, Young and
Noble. Payne & Turner, silversmiths
2 Bath, Payne & Turner, Halfpenny, silver-smiths edge,
1 1 .02g/6h (DH 65); James Wood, Kempson's Halfpence
(2), revs, arms of Bath, willey snedshill edge, 11.22g/6h
(DH 66a), view of a street, edge grained, 1 0. 3 5g/1 2 h
(DH 67b) [3], Second about extremely fine with a little
original colour, others good very fine, last very rare
(£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 65 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 302 (part) [from J. Henry],
James Wood, linen draper, Abbey yard
1664 Bath, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (12), revs. All
Saints Chapel, edge plain, 13.18g/6h (DH 69); Cross
Bath Pump Room, edge plain, 13.94g/12h (DH 72); Free
Church, edge plain, 12.49g/6h (DH 73); Free School,
edge plain, 1 2.91 g/6 h (DH 74); General Hospital, edge
plain, in collar, 13.72g/12h (DH 75); Kensington Chapel,
edge plain, 13.57 g/6 h (DH 76); New Pump Room
Interior, edge plain, 12.92g/6h (DH 82); New Rooms
Principal Entrance, edge plain, thick flan, 13.50g/6h
(DH 83); Private Baths, edge plain, 13.27g/6h (DH 79);
Pulteney Bridge, edge plain, 13.1 9g/6 h (DH 80); St
Mary's Chapel (2), edges plain, 13.31 g/6h (DH 77),
1 3 . 8 5 g/6 h (DH 78) [12]. DH 77, 78, 79 and 82
extremely fine, first with usual flaw and patinated,
others with original colour, remainder generally very fine
and better, DH 80 very rare, others all scarce
(£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 69, 72, 73, 75 and 76 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction,
12-13 February 1936, lot 304 (part) [all from Spink].
DH 82 only illustrated
I Bath, Kempson's mule Halfpence (4), arms of Bath, revs.
view of a street (3), edge engrailed, 9.92g/6h (DH 63),
edge coarsely grained, 9.90g/6h, edge finely grained,
9.76g/6h (both DH 63c); entrance to the New Rooms,
edge finely grained, 10.46g/6h (DH 64) [4], First and
third very fine, others about extremely fine and better,
last with considerable original colour (£80-100)
Provenance:
All except third Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 64 only illustrated
1665
Bath, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (2), revs. New
Pump Room Interior, Coventry edge, 12.43g/6h (DH
82a); military trophies, bath association, etc, edge
plain, 15.1 6g/6h (DH 84) [2]. First very fine, second
extremely fine and bronzed, both very rare (£70-100)
Provenance:
DH 82a Fawcett/Litman Collection
*DH 84 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Ply Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 816 [from Baldwin 19781.
The Bath Association, a troop of men under the command of Capt John
Wiltshire, was raised on 26 April 1 798
www.dnw.co.uk
NTURY TOKE
1666 Bath, Lutwyche's Pennies (2), Abbey church, rev.
Guildhall, edges plain, in copper, 22.87g/5h, in brass,
23.55g/5h (both DH 4); Visit of George III to Bath, 1789,
a copper medal by J. Davies, bust right, rev. arms,
29mm, 7. 60g/6h (DH 27; BHM 320) [3 J. First extremely
fine with much original colour and attractive surfaces,
second good very fine and rare, last about extremely
fine (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 27 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958,
lot 240 (part) [from J.H. Daniels August 1 909],
First only illustrated. Bath Abbey dates from the 8th century and was
wrested from the bishop of Worcester by King Offa, who had the edifice
rebuilt; in the later Middle Ages it was in a parlous state and not restored
to its former health until the 1 7th century. The present Guildhall, the
work of the architect Thomas Baldwin, was built in 1 776 and houses one
of the finest Adam-style interiors in England. There is no record of the
King visiting Bath on 1 0 September 1 789, the date shown on the third
item
1667 Bridgewater, J. Holloway & Son, Halfpence, 1794 (2),
ON demand edge, 11.58g/6h (DH 86), LONDON edge,
9.24g/6h (DH 86d); mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, rev.
mounted dragoon, London edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 87) [3],
First about extremely fine, second very fine and rare,
last extremely fine with much original colour (£40-50)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 86 and 87 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 307 (part) (86 from Verity].
J. Holloway & Son, tailors and drapers, proprietors of the town's post
office
1 668 Bridgewater, J Holloway & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny,
1794, frontal elevation of a building, rev. arms, edge on
DEMAND WE PROMISE TO PAY, I0.23g/6h (DH 86).
Extremely fine and brilliant, rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 19631
NS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1669 Bristol, Hawkins Bird, Halfpenny, 1793, edge obliqut
grained, 9 . 3 2 g/ 1 2 h (DH 89); J. Chester, Halfpenr
1 0.20g/6h (DH 90; Storer 7693); Niblock & Hunt
Halfpence, 1795 (4), revs, justice (2), 9 . 1 4g/6 h (E
100), 8.59g/6h (DH 101), Bristol bridge, 9.00g/12h (E
102), 7.27g/12h (DH 103); mule Halfpence by Lutwyc
(4), arms of Bristol, revs. Exchange, Bristol fair tok
edge, 9.98g/6h (DH 91), shield and military trophic
edge plain, 10.69g/12h (DH 92), glass factory, i prom
edge, 9.59g/6h (DH 93); glass factory, rev. GOLD, silv
or COPPER, etc, i PROMISE edge, 9.29g/6h (DH 98) [1C
DH 92 extremely fine and rare, others very fine an
better, some rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 89, 101 and 102 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-
February 1936, lot 307 (part) [all from Baldwin]
DH 91 SNC May 1912 (100647).
DH 92 only illustrated. Hawkins Bird, grocer and tea dealer, 2 W
street. J. Chester, pharmacist. Niblock & Hunter (later styled Niblod
Latham), auctioneers and woollen drapers, 18 and 19 Bridge street
1670 Crewkerne, Sparks & Gidley, Halfpenny, 1797, ed
grained, 9.45g/6h (DH 105); Freshford, John Moggrid
and Thomas Joyce, Halfpence, 1 795 (3), readii
dunkikre, edge grained left, 8.76g/6h (DH 107), readi
Dunkirk (2), both edge grained right, 9.90g/6h (DH 10
9.53g/6h (DH 109); Yeovil, Brett & Cayme, Halfpenr
1797, 9.38g/7h (DH 110); County series, Lutwychi
Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry Halfpenny, 1796, I prom
edge, 9.63g/12h (DH 24) [ 6] . Very fine to extreme!
fine, DH 105 and 108 with original colour (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 24 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 19
lot 240 (part) [gift of 'J.E.'I
DH 1 07, 1 08, 1 09 and 1 1 0 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Audit
12-13 February 1 936, lot 307 (part) 1 1 07 and 1 08 from Verity, 1 09 fn
Spink, 110 from Baldwin].
DH 105 only illustrated. Sparks & Gidley, linen and wooll
manufacturers. John Moggridge (c. 1720-1803) and Thomas Joy
(1759-1817), erected the purpose-built Dunkirk mill, intend
predominantly for the mechanical spinning of yarn, in the early 1 79
Joyce later leased Freshford mill and by 1810 was the parish's largi
landowner and employer, but in 1813 he acquired the Staverton tactc
and disposed of his interests at Freshford (Dykes, BN I 2004, pp.1 90-
The Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry was formed of two corps, the W
Somerset Yeomanry, established at Milverton on 25 July 1794 and t
East Somerset Yeomanry at Castle Cary in May 1 794
www.clnw.co.uk
THE COLLEC TION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Di DAV
'1 Glastonbury, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, remains
of Glastonbury Abbey, rev. globe, edge lettered,
2 3 . 96g/1 2 h (DH Middlesex 135). Extremely fine with
much original colour, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Seabyl.
Glastonbury Abbey, believed to have been the first Christian church in
Britain, was at one time second only to Westminster in importance
1673 Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, 1794, in white metal,
city arms, rev. s. barker dozener Sadlers strt. WARD' and
date, toothed border, edge plain, 5.24g/12h (DH 29). A
few light marks, otherwise about extremely fine, rare
(£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Samuel Barker, son of John Barker, banker and nail manufacturer, was
a partner in the family firm of Barker & Co, bankers, Greenhill, taken
over by J.B. Scott in 1803; he was also the junior bailiff of Lichfield and
dozener, or dean, of the city's Sadlers street ward
Staffordshire
2 Leek, issuer uncertain, Kempson's Halfpence, 1793 (8),
large letters on rev., leek edge, 11.55 g/6 h (DH 10),
small letters (7), leek edge (5), 11.96g/7h (DH IT, large
[30mml flan), 1 1 .91 g/7h (DH 12), 12.06g/6h (DH 13),
8.84g/6h (DH 14), 1 1 . 6 5 g/ 6 h DH 15), edge grained,
10.91 g/6 h (DH 13a), Birmingham edge, 9.1 3g/6h (DH
14a); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (2), revs. Justice,
edge plain, 9.60g/6h (DH 16a), edge grained, 9.82g/6h
(DH 17) [10]. DH 13a and 17 extremely fine with
considerable original colour, DH 14, 14a and 15 fine,
others very fine and patinated (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 10, 1 1 and 1 5 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
February 1 936, lot 308 (part) [ 1 0 from Baldwin, 1 1 from Spink, 1 5 from
J. Henry)
DH *1 3a and 1 7 SNC May 1 91 2 (1 00672, 1 00676).
Although R.T. Samuel suggested the issuer was Ford and Phillips, a
notation copied by Dalton and Hamer and Bell, there is no substantive
proof of this attribution. In the late 1 8th century Leek had an extensive
silk and textile industry employing some 2,000 people in the town and
1,000 from nearby villages. A staple part of this industry was
button-making and Phillips and Ford (note the style of the company
name) was one such company of button-makers; it is equally likely that
the town s two principal silk dyeing businesses in Mill street, one run by
the Badnall family which had been established by William Badnall
(t I 760), the other by Thomas Ball, could have had a hand in the token
issue
1674 Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, 1794, in white metal,
from the same dies as previous, no border [or rims
flattened during striking], edge plain, 5.00g/12h (DH 29;
Farnell, SCMB 1959, p.2 1 1 , this piece, noted as 29 bis).
Very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
T. Hill Collection
J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New
York), 26 May 1982, lot 23 (part) [from Seaby 1959)
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1 998, lot 855
Davissons Mailbid Sale 1 5, 29 March 2001 (362).
The cataloguer has seen one other specimen struck in this manner
1675 Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, from the same obv.
die as previous, rev. payable on whit-monday at the
greenhill bank-, edge plain, 5.76g/12h (DH 27). Minor
scuffing in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine,
attractively patinated, rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
On Whit Monday the bailiffs held an annual court at the Lichfield
Guildhall, following which an open-air ceremony was held at Greenhill.
For further details see Bell, 1966, pp.139-40
www.dnw.co.uk
1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1676 Lichfield, Samuel Barker, imitation Farthing, similar but
no stop after bank, edge plain, 8.02g/6h (DH 28).
Scratched on reverse at upper left, otherwise about
extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New
York), 26 May 1 982, lot 23 (part)
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 854
Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9
1677 Lichfield, Richard Wright, uniface trial of the unfinished
obv. die for the Penny [1800] by J.C. Hancock, bust of
Richard Greene left, no buttons on coat, RICHARD Greene
above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one
penny, 23.94g (DH 1). Extremely fine and of the highest
rarity; back with the inked signature of S.H. Hamer and
the number '19' (£800-1 ,000)
Provenance:
D.T. Batty Collection
W. Norman Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1 3-1 5 July 1 903, lot 247
S.H. Hamer Collection, Clendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot
305 [from Verity]
bt Spink January 1 974.
Illustrated on the front cover. This significant trial surfaced in the
collection of the Manchester curio dealer and numismatist D.T. Batty. It
was not described with Wright's issued token in that part of Batty's
catalogue which detailed penny tokens, published in 1868, so it may
have been a later acquisition. What became of Batty's collection, other
than his assemblage of Canadian tokens which were auctioned in 1 902,
is noi known for certain; however, the fact that both W.J. Davis (from his
1901 sale) and the Newcastle upon Tyne collector William Norman had
several tokens from it perhaps infers a north-country dispersal
1678 Lichfield, Richard Wright, Penny, 1800, finished bust
Richard Greene left, buttons on coat, rev. west porch
Lichfield Cathedral, edge penny token payable by richai
WRIGHT LICHFIELD, 36.62g/1 2h (DH 2). Extremely fine witf
much original colour, rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
72 struck. Richard Wright, numismatist and antiquarian, acquiree
portion of the private museum formed by his grandfather, Richa
Greene (1716-93), an eccentric Lichfield apothecary and surgeon,
1 800. The contents of the museum, which included artefacts donated I
Samuel Johnson and Matthew Boulton, were auctioned on behalf
Wright by Mr Harris in London in August 1821 (Brooke, CTCJ Mar
1998, pp.21-4)
1679 Lichfield, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, 12.1 3g/1 2
(DH 18); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, 1 797, rev
Britannia, 8.70g/3h (DH 19) [2], First extremely finr
with considerable original colour, second about fine
(£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 1 8 only illustrated. The tokens bear the bust of Dr Samuel Johnsc
(1 709-84), the Lichfield-born poet and essayist who became one
England's greatest literary figures
1680 Stafford, William Horton, Pennies (3), 1801 (2), boi
horton edges, closed knot, 20.27g/6h (DH 3; Davis 95
open knot, 19.92g/6h (DH 4; Davis 96), 1803, horto
edge, 20.52g/6h (DH 5; Davis 97); Halfpenny, 179
horton edge, 10.30g/6h (DH 20) [4 ] . DH 3 with usua
die flaw on reverse, very fine, DH 4 about extremely
fine, DH 5 fine, DH 20 extremely fine with almost ful
original colour but a small spot on reverse (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 20 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Februa
1936, lot 308 (part) (from Baldwin],
William Horton, boot and shoe manufacturer
www.dnw.co.uk
PART
THE COLLECTION OF 1 8 IT I CENIUKV TOKEN
:l Stafford, William Horton, Westwood's Farthing, 1797,
arms, rev. wh cypher and knot, edge grained, 4.92g/12h
(DH 30). Minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and
patinated, rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
2 Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and
castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 14.48g/6h (DH 23).
Extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
72 struck. Revd Francis Blick, BA, MA (b. 1 754), son of Francis Blick of
Coventry, educated at St John's College Oxford, vicar and curate of St
Editha, Tamworth, was appointed rural dean of Lichfield in August 1 837.
A numismatist who lived at Bonehill, Tamworth, his coin collection and
library were auctioned by Sotheby's post mortem in June and July 1 843
3 Tamworth, Francis Blick, Proof Halfpenny, 1799, in
silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain,
1 5 . 94g/1 2 h (DH 23). Obverse extremely fine, reverse
nearly so and with some minor surface marks, grey
tone, extremely rare (£600-800/
Provenance:
Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1963]
♦ Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees,
rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house
OF IOHN HARDING CALICO PRINTER TAMWORTH, 34.43g/6h (DH
9). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very
rare, especially in this state (£300-400)
Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 843 [from Spink 1987]
bt R. Claddle.
48 struck. John Harding, calico printer and partner in the Tamworth
Bank, proprietors Harding, Oakes & Willington, which failed in 1819. A
neighbour of Francis Blick at Bonehill, his collection of tokens was
purchased by Sir George Chetwynd
FORMED 13 Y Dr DAVID L. SPEN(
1685 Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, from the same
dies as previous, edge plain, 35.07g/6h (DH 9a). From
the reverse die after the flaws had been polished off,
extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare (£500-700)
Provenance:
Bt Baldwin October 1 973.
Stated to be only four specimens known with this edge
1686 Tipton, Prattent's Halfpenny, 1 797, church, rev. anchor
and cable, edge engrailed, 8.87g/6h (DH 24). Small
flan flaw on church tower, otherwise extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, very rare (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
Suffolk
1687 Beccles, issuer uncertain, Lutwyche's Halfpence, 1795
(3), BECCLES edge, 11.27g/6h (DH 16; Judson 1063),
beccles and grained edge, 10.94g/6h (DH 16a; Judson
1063), LANCASTER edge, 11.41 g/6h (DH 16b; Judson -);
Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, sword point to
L in SUFFOLK, GOD SAVE edge, 11 .21 g/1 2h (DH 19; Judson
1063) [4], First very fine but scuffed, second extremely
fine with original colour, others about extremely fine and
patinated (£30-40)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 259
(part) 1 1 6 and 16a from R. Dalton August 1914, 16b from R. Dalton
March 1 91 2, 1 9 from Lincoln January 1 908]
Fawcetl/Litman Collection.
Sir John Rous, 6th Bt, 1st Earl of Stradbroke (1750-1827), father-in-law of
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Hotham, GCMG, KCB (1777-1833), succeeded
to the family estate at Henham Hall in 1771, but the building was
destroyed by fire in 1 773 and not rebuilt until the early 1 790s; it remains
a possibility that, even though they bear no promise of redemption, the
tokens were used to help pay the large workforce engaged on the
rebuild, which cost over £20,000 and was supervised by Rufus Marsden,
the clerk of works. The Rous family finally moved back into the house in
1 796. Rous was commanding officer of the first troop of the Loyal
Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry, raised at Blything in 1794. A mezzotint
portrait of him, executed in 181 1 by Sir William Beechey, is in the
collection of the National Portrait Gallery
www. dnw. co.uk
PART 2
18TH CENTURY TOKENS
1688 Bungay, Thomas Miller, Halfpenny, 1 795, bust right,
rev. beehive flanked by rays of the sun, books and
manuscripts below, edge plain, 14.35g/6h (DH 20;
Judson -). Extremely fine and extremely rare (£6 00-800)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
21 struck. Thomas Miller (1 731-1804), b. Norwich, bookseller and coin
collector (Longman, pp.59-61); his son, William (1 769-1844) was one of
London's best-known publishers between 1 790 and 1 805, based at Old
Bond street and later Albemarle street. Because the dies broke after so
few specimens had been struck Miller prized them highly, initially
selling examples for 18s. each, but the price had gone up to two and a
half guineas by 1797
1689 Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies, 1794 (2), remains of
fortress, revs. Justice standing, for change not fraud,
DOUBLE TOKEN edge, 21 .06g/6h (DH 1; Judson 1065),
edge engrailed over double token, etc, 21.17 g/6 h (DH
1b; Judson -) [2], Very fine, second better and with
rainbow patina (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [*DH 1b from Baldwin October 1950].
FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE
1691 Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Halfpence (8), 1794 (3), rev
for change not fraud, edge plain, 10.27g/6h (DH ;
Judson 1069), Dublin edge, 9.37g/6h (DH 22c; Juds
1069), LANCASTER edge, 1 2.06g/6h (DH 22d; Juds
1069); 1796 (2), prentice edge, 10.95g/6h (DH 2
Judson 1069), prentice and grained edge, 10.60g/6h (C
24b; Judson 1069); undated (3), FOR the use of trai
prentice edge, 1 0.58g/6h (DH 23; Judson -), ed
grained, 1 0.1 2g/6h (DH 23b; Judson -), prentice a
grained edge, 10.64g/6h (DH 23c; Judson 1069); Sarm
Prentice, Samuel Delf and Mathias Abel Sr, Halfpent
1795 (2), delf edge, 9.11 g/6h (DH 21; Judson 106
dell edge, 9.24g/6h (DH 21a; Judson 1069); [Samp
Prentice and] N. Todd [of Denton, Norfolk), Halfpen
(2), 1796, TODD edge, 11.1 5g/6h (DH 24a; Judson 106
undated, TODD edge, 10.78g/6h (DH 23a; Judson 106
[12], DH 21, 22 and 22d generally very fine, other
about extremely fine and better, many with muc
original colour but DH 23c spotted, an attractive an
comprehensive group (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 22 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Febru
1936, lot 31 3 (part) [from Baldwin]
All others except DH 24b W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auctic
12-13 March 1958, lot 259 (part) [21 from R. Dalton December 19
21a, 23 and 24 from R. Dalton August 1 914, 22c and 23c from Lino
January 1908, 22d from Baldwin January 1908, 23a from Lincc
September 1909, 23b from R. Dalton November 1914, *24a frc
Lincoln June 1906J.
Samuel Delf, whitesmith and brazier. Mathias Abel Sr, grocer a
draper. N. Todd, farmer
Samuel Prentice, grocer and chandler, collector of coins
1690 Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies (2), 1794, rev. Justice
Standing, FOR THE USE OF TRADE, DOUBLE TOKEN edge,
2 1 . 5 5g/6h (DH 2; Judson 1066); 1796, rev. similar,
DOUBLE token edge, 21 .1 7g/6h (DH 3; Judson 1067) [21.
First extremely fine with much original colour, second
good very fine with a hint of original colour (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fa wcett/L itman Col lect i on .
Dt I 2 only illustrated
1692 Bungay, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, remains
Bungay Tower, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.44g/1.
(DH Middlesex 136). About extremely fine and patinatec
(£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Bungay Castle was the seat of the Bigod family, but following a siege
1 1 73 the main building was confiscated and dismantled by the Kin:
forces; what remains are the twin buttresses more accurately render
on the tokens of Samuel Prentice
www.dnw.co.uk
3 Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpence (4), edge
grained, 10.62g/6h (DH 28; Judson 1070), Dublin edge,
9.13 g/6 h (DH 28a; Judson 1070), edge plain, I0.50g/6h
(DH 28c; Judson 1070), LANCASTER edge, 9.87g/6h (DH
28e; Judson -); Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, decks edge,
20.27g/6h (DH 4; Judson 1070), Halfpence (4), decks
edge (2), 10.36g/12h (DH 25; Judson -), 10.89g/12h (DH
26; Judson 1070), edge plain |file marks], 8.43g/6h (DH
26d; Judson -), iohn harvey edge, 10.99g/12h (DH 26f;
Judson -); James Goer, Halfpence (2), edge plain,
11.09g/12h (DH 27; Judson 1070), edge payable at
Edinburgh GLASGOW & Dumfries -X, 9.25g/6h (DH 27, edge
not listed by Davisson; Judson -); Charles Guest,
Halfpenny, 1795, edge grained, 8.83g/6h (DH 30;
Judson 1070); John Rackham and Richard Leatherdale [of
Harleston, Norfolk], Halfpence (4), leatherdales edge
(2), 10.38g/6h and an obv. brockage, 10.55g (both DH
29; Judson 1070), Lancaster edge, 8.81 g/6 h (DH 29a;
Judson 1070), edge coarsely grained, 9.47g/12h (DH
29d; Judson 1070) [16]. DH 26 brilliant mint state , DH
4, 25, 27, 28a and 29d all extremely fine, first patinated,
others with much original colour, DH 27 with unlisted
edge about fine but of the highest rarity, others
generally very fine, DH 26f and 28e very rare, an
excellent group for the town (£250-300)
Provenance:
All except DH 28e and 30 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 4 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 1 20 (part)
Remainder except for DH 26f W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 259 (part) [25 from Lincoln June 1 906,
*26, 28 and 28c from R. Dalton August 1 91 4, 26d from R. Dalton March
1912, 27 from J.H. Daniels June 1906, 27 unlisted from W.H. Valentine,
28a from Baldwin January 1 908, 29 and 29 brockage gifts of 'J.E.', 29a
from J.H. Daniels November 1907, 29d from Lincoln January 1908],
Michael Apsey, ironmonger, tinman and brazier, Butter market. Philip
Deck (tApril 1804), bookseller and postmaster, Crown street (Longman
pp.61-3). James Goer, ironmonger, also in business in Ipswich, still alive
in 1 823. Charles Guest, auctioneer, Hatter street. John Rackham (tl 821 ,
aged 64), bookseller and printer in business in Bury for 'nearly 43 years'
with a circulating library at Angel hill, related by marriage to Richard
Leatherdale (tl 806), grocer and postmaster at Harleston (Longman
pp.63-4)
1694 Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpence, 1794 (4), finchams
edge (2), 9.33g/6h, 9.12g/6h (both DH 31, second
double-struck and turned in die; Judson 1071), hull
edge, 9.43g/6h (DPI 31b; Judson -), edge plain, 9.45g/6h
(DH 31 e; Judson -); mule Halfpence (3), revs, plough
and shuttle, hull edge, 10.71g/12h (DH 32; Judson
1071), edge grained, 10.48g/12h (DH 32b; Judson 1071),
edge plain, 10.56g/12h (DH 32c; Judson -) |7J. DH 31
extremely fine with considerable original colour but some
light scuffing, DH 31b about fine, DH 32 about
extremely fine, others about very fine and better, DH
31 e and 32c very rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
Second Davissons Mailbid Sale 1 6, 1 2 March 2002 (423)
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 31 eW. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 259 (part) 1*31 from Baldwin January 1908, 31b from
R. Dalton March 1912, 32 from Lincoln January 1908, 32b from R.
Dalton August 1914, 32c from R. Dalton November 1913].
John Fincham, weaver
1695 Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Penny, 1 795,
yeoman leaning against horse, rev. castle in crowned
Garter, edge plain, 21.07g/6h (DH 6a; Judson 1072).
Extremely fine with much original colour, attractive
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1696 Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Halfpence, 1795
(5), tallant edge, T 0.91 g/1 2h (DH 33; Judson 1073);
GOD save edge, 11.81 g/6h (DH 33a; Judson 1073); Dublin
edge, 9.41 g/6h (DH 33b; Judson -); edge grained right,
1 0-1 7 g/6 h (DH 33c; Judson 1073); edge grained left,
11.05g/6h (DH 33d; Judson 1073) [5J. DH 33 and 33c
extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 33a
about very fine, others better, DH 33b extremely rare
(£80-100)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 259
(part) [33 and 33d from Baldwin January 1908, 33a from R. Dalton
August 1914, 33b from Spink August 1915, *33c from Spink August
1909]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
H CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE
PART 2
1697
Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1795, bust of Cardinal
Wolsey left, rev. Wolsey's Cate, edge plain, 1 5.91 g/1 2h
(DH 10; Stainton 35; Judson 1074). Obverse field lightly
abraded, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, scarce
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
200 struck. James Conder (1 761 -1 823), linen draper and avid token
collector, Tavern street, author of An Arrangement of Provincial Coins,
Tokens and Medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland and the
Colonies; his vast collection of tokens was sold by his son at Sotheby's in
June 1855
1698 Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1796, from the same obv.
die as previous, rev. payable at conder's drapery
WAREHOUSE IPSWICH, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMjAND THE
BjEARER ONE PENNY, 18.28g/6h (DH 11; Judson 1075).
Light marks in obverse field and usual die flaws on
reverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1699 Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, from the same obv.
die as previous, rev. jmc cypher, edge plain, 17.72g/12h
(DH 12; Judson 1076). Two small spots of old surface
verdigris on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with
original hue, rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcetl/Lilman Collection.
The jmc cypher includes the initial of Conder's wife, Mary Foster, nee
Notcutt ft 1836 at Wymondham, Norfolk), whom he married on 1
January 1 790; the couple had six children
1700 Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, Wolsey's Ga
rev. from the same die as previous, edge pla
1 7.86g/1 2h (DH 14; Judson 1078). Usual light die f/av
on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually fu
original colour, attractive and very rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1701 Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, view of the Tov
Hall, rev. from the same die as previous, edge l prom
TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 26.72g/12h (D
13; Stainton 36; Judson 1077). Extremely fine, obvers •
with subdued patination, reverse retaining original colou
and brilliance, attractive and very rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1702 Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1794, edge graine
10.31 g/1 2 h (DH 35; Judson 1079); Robert Mannin
Halfpenny, mannings edge, 9.94g/6h (DH 34; Judsc
1079); Lowestoft, Robert Peach, Halfpenny, 1795, edj
grained, 9.74g/6h (DH 37; Judson 1079); Woodbridg
Robert Loder, Penny, 1796, loder edge, 23.14g/6h (D
15; Judson 1082) [4 ] . DH 34 good very fine bu>
lacquered, others about extremely fine and better, las
two with original colour (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DFH 34, 35 and 37 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-
March 1958, lot 259 (part) (34 from ).H. Daniels May 1912, 35 fro
Spink May 1 91 2, *37 from W.C. Weight March 1914],
Robert Manning, surveyor of windows. Robert Peach, master marin
(Brooke, CTC) December 1998, pp.24-7). Robert Loder (+181 1), printi
bookseller and stationer, author of Statutes and Ordinances o
Sekford's Almshouses. Thomas Sekford (1516-88), of Sekford Hall, bu
the sessions house at Woodbridge and funded a series of maps ot tl
counties of England and Wales, published in the 1570s (Longma
pp.65-6). Lutwyche's dies survived with the Loder family and tl
issuer's grandson had six impressions in silver struck c. 1880. Oi
example and the defaced dies were presented to the British Museur
for the distribution of the others see Waters, 1954, p.26
www.dmv.co.uk
THE COLLEC I ION OF I Oi l I CENTURY TOKENS
3 Ipswich, lames Conder, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver,
Market Cross, rev. payable at conder's drapery
warehouse ipswich, edge grained, 13.15g/12h (DH 35;
Judson 1080). Extremely fine and retaining much original
brilliance, toned, very rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Clendining Auction, 23 September 1965, lot 31 1 (part)
SCMB September-October 1966
FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
Surrey
1706 Bermondsey, Thomas Keys, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1789,
conjoined ts between two keys, rev. two clarinets and
French horn around flaming heart, edge skidmore
HOLBORN LONDON, 1 2 .95g/1 Oh (DH 4; D & W 65/158).
Extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare (£400-600)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 262
(part)
bt Baldwin November 1973.
1 Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1796, bust of Thomas
Wolsey left, rev. similar, date below, edge grained,
10.42g/6h (DH 36a; Judson -). Very slight rubbing to
high points of obverse, otherwise virtually as struck with
full original colour, very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 259
(part) [from Spink January 19081
Fawcett/Litman Collection
> Sudbury, Goldsmith & Son, Halfpence, 1 793 (6),
COLDSMITH edge (3), 9.86g/6h (DH 38; Judson 1081),
1 0.32g/1 2h (DH 39; Judson 1081), 10.33 g/6 h (DH 40;
Judson 1081); goldsmiths and engrailed edge,
10.29g/12h (DH 38a; Judson 1081); ON demand edge,
1 0.28 g/ 1 2h (DH 38b; Judson -); LANCASTER edge,
8.75g/12h (DH 39b; Judson -) |6J. DH 38, 39 and 40
about extremely fine, second better, DH 39b very fine
and extremely rare, others about fine, DH 38b rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcetl/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 39b Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1958, lot 259 (part) (from Spink December 19141
Others all W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1958, lot 259 (part) [38, 39 and 40 from Lincoln January 1908, 38a and
38b from R. Dalton March 1 91 2 1.
Goldsmith & Son, tailors and drapers
Superior to the specimen illustrated in DH; only one other example
seen by the cataloguer in commerce. Thomas Keys (1722-1800), b.
Gloucester, a self-taught artist, bought the Waterman's Arms and four
acres of land in Bermondsey in 1 766, which he laid out as a tea-garden
and named it the Bermondsey Spa Garden; subsequently he hosted
musical concerts and erected a picture gallery and museum on the site.
After Keys' death the popularity of the Garden declined and by 1806 it
had closed
1707 Bermondsey, Skidmore's Churches, Halfpence (3), Priory,
edge plain, 1 1 .6 7g/1 2 h (DH Middlesex 667); St Mary
Magdalen's (2), both edges plain, 12.12g/12h (DH
Middlesex 664a), 1 2 . 94g/1 1 h (DH Middlesex 665);
Rotherhitehe, Skidmore's Churches, Halfpenny, St
Mary's, edge plain, 11.61 g/1 2 h (DH Middlesex 668) [4] .
DH 664a very fine and very rare, others about
extremely fine and better (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 664a from Seaby
Others F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 314 (part) [all from Baldwin, but only *DH 667 described in
sale catalogue]
1708 Croydon, D. Garraway, Halfpence, 1797 (2), reads
HALFPENNEY PAYBLE, 6.96g/1 1 h (DH 7), HALFPENNY PAYABLE,
6.70g/12h (DH 8) [2 ] . First about extremely fine, second
about very fine and scarce; the only two issues for the
town (£30-40)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
314 (part) [both from Baldwin, but only DH 7 described in sale
catalogue]
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
D. Garraway, tea dealer
www.dnw.co.uk
URY TOKENS F(
1709 Croydon, Skidmore's Clerkenwell series, Penny,
Addington Place, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered,
24.38g/11h (DH Middlesex 147). Extremely fine and
patinated (£70-90)
Provenance:
SNC March 1912 (98364)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Addington Place, once the country seat of the Archbishops of
Canterbury, is now a corporate hospitality venue
MED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1712 Guildford, Prattent's Halfpenny, arms, rev. Bishc
Blaize, edge plain, large [30mm| flan, 10.88g/6h (DH c
Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, ruins of Guildfoi
Tower, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.83g/12h (D
Middlesex 138) [2], First very fine but obverse spotted
second extremely fine with full original colour, attractive
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DF( 9 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 Februa
1936, lot 314 (part) [from Baldwin]
*DH 138 L.A. Lawrence Collection, Part IV, Glendining Auction, 2
November 1951, lot 1 389 (part).
Guildford Castle was founded in Saxon times, rebuilt after the Norm,
conquest and captured by the Dauphin in 1216. Only the Norman kee
and castle arch remain
1710 Dulwich, Skidmore's Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of
Dulwich College, rev. from the same die as previous,
ONE penny edge, 24.39g/6h (DH Middlesex 152).
Obverse lightly spotted and reverse with die flaw, about
extremely fine and patinated (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Dulwich College, an independent public school, was founded in 1 61 9 by
Edward Alleyn, an actor and contemporary of William Shakespeare.
The original school, now the chapel, is shown on the token; the
present-day school was built in 1 857
1713 Kew, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Kew Palace, rev
globe, edge lettered, 24.81 g/12h (DH Middlesex 127
Extremely fine and patinated (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Kew Palace is the smallest and most intimate of the royal palaces. Bu
in the early 1 630s, it was first used by the royal family in 1 728; in 1 78
George III purchased it as an annexe to the White House (located whe
the sundial now stands) to accommodate his expanding family
1711 Godstone, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Godstone
Tower, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.44g/12h (DH
Middlesex 137). Extremely fine with a hint of original
colour (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1714 Lambeth, Denton's mule Farthings (3), denton engrave
& printer, etc, revs, wheatsheaf and sickle between tw<
doves, 4.00g/6h (DH 16); remains of a fortress, 4.02g/6
(DH 17); Prince's plumes, 4.08g/6h (DH 18) |3
Extremely fine, second patinated, others with much
original colour but first with remains of paper label on
reverse and third with a spot on the reverse, all scarce
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Dl l 18 only illustrated
wunp.dnw.co.uk
.1 L:l I I
1 8TI
I III?'
F(
li Y Ur
5 Lambeth, Denton's mule Farthings (4), deformed dwarf,
SIR ieffery dunstan, revs, crown in radiated circle (2),
with roses and date, 3.94g/6h (DH 20), no roses or date,
3.99g/6h (DH 23); Britannia seated with scales,
3.93 g/6 h (DH 21); carl unloading into a ship, 3.96g/6h
(DH 22) [4|. About extremely fine and better, first with
much original colour, usual obverse die flaw on last
three, all scarce (£180-220)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Lilman Collection, additionally:
DH 20, 21 and *22 SNC May 1912 (100751, 100752, 100753).
'Sir' Jeffery Dunstan (FMarch 1 797), a travelling wig-seller 'of grotesque
appearance' was elected mayor of Garrat Green, a district between
Wandsworth and Lambeth, in 1781, 1785 and 1790; he was imprisoned
for sedition in 1793 (Gladdle, CTCf February 1997, pp.26-7)
6 Lambeth, Prattent's Penny, [ 1 7] 96, standing figure of
George Cook, smoking pipe and holding a mug and a
keg, rev. sr. g • cook fruiterer greengrocer & oyster
merchant stangate lambeth, vegetables around, edge on
DEMAND WE PROMISE TO PAY ONE PENNY, 21.05g/6h (DH 1).
Struck over a Penny of Mary Lambe of Bath [DH
Somerset 8! extremely fine and attractively patinated,
very rare (£400-500)
Provenance:
Bt Spink 1974.
'Sir' George Cook, merchant, Stangate, Lambeth, was one of the two
elected mayors of Garrat on 24 August 1 796 (Gladdle, CTC) February
1997, pp.26-8)
7 Lambeth, Prattent's Penny, from the same obv. die as
previous, rev. man seated on ground gnawing bone,
french liberty, edge I promise to pay on demand the
bearer one PENNY, 23.1 8g/6h (DH 2). Minor rim flaws in
striking, otherwise extremely fine and lightly patinated,
extremely rare (£400-500)
Provenance:
Bt Spink 1973
1718 Lambeth, Prattent's Halfpence, [17196 (2), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs. sr. g • cook fruiterer, etc,
edge plain, 9.32g/6h (DH 11), man seated on ground
gnawing bone, edge plain, 9.79g/6h (DH 13) [2]. About
extremely fine and better but second with stain on
reverse, both scarce (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 1 1 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 February
1936, lot 314 (part)
1719 Lambeth, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Lambeth
Palace, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.61 g/1 2 h (DH
Middlesex 139). Extremely fine with a hint of original
colour (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Lambeth Palace, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
1720 Lambeth, Skidmore's London and Westminster series,
Penny, 1797, type 2, Lambeth Palace, rev. City arms
with coronet above, edge lettered, 24.07g/2h (DH
Middlesex 86). Weak in centre, otherwise very fine and
patinated, rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1721 Southwark, Skidmore's Churches, Halfpence (5), Christ
Church, edge plain, 11.33g/12h (DH Middlesex 670); St
John's, edge plain, 11.50g/12h (DH Middlesex 671); St
Olive's, undated, edge plain, 11.62g/12h (DH
Middlesex 672); St Saviour's, edge plain, 12.1 5g/1 2 h
(DH Middlesex 674); St Thomas's, edge plain,
11.51 g/1 2h (DH Middlesex 675a) [5], DH 6 74 about
extremely fine and very rare, others extremely fine, DH
6 75a patinated, others with virtually full original colour
(£80-100)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
314 (part) (all from Baldwin, but only *DH 670 and 675a described in
sale catalogue!
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
OF 1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1722
Wandsworth, Skidmore's Clerkenwell series, Penny,
view of Lord Stormont's house, rev. shield of arms, edge
lettered, 24.35g/1h (DH Middlesex 164). Usual die flaw
on obverse at 8 o'clock, otherwise extremely fine and
attractively patinated (£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
1725 Battle, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, Battle Abbe
rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.24g/12h (DH Middlese
141). Extremely fine with full original colour, attractive
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
William David Murray, Viscount Stormont and 3rd Earl of Mansfield
(1 717 A 840). For the obverse design Jacobs copied the print published in
New and Complete English Traveller, c. 1 784
1723 West Clandon, Skidmore's Clerkenwell series, Penny,
Clandon Place, rev. from the same die as previous, edge
lettered, 24.70g/1h (DH Middlesex 165). Usual die flaw
on obverse at 8 o'clock, otherwise extremely fine with
much original colour (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Clandon Place was built in 1731 for Thomas, 2nd Baron Onslow
(1679-1 740)
Sussex
1724 Battle, Prattent's Halfpenny, 1796, ruins of Battle
Abbey, rev. battle promissory halfpenny payable in susex,
edge grained, 11.45g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine, reverse
irregularly toned, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Battle Abbey, dedicated to St Martin, was founded and endowed by
William the Conqueror in 1067. II was transformed in the 14th century
and after dissolution in 1 539 the Crown granted the estate to Sir Anthony
Brown, who demolished the church and used the materials to build a
grand mansion, which is now Battle Abbey school
1726 Brighton, William Mighell, Halfpenny, 1796, 6.36g/1
(DH 10); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, rev. bust
Thomas Seymour, 7.31g/7h (DH 11); Lutwyche
Brighton Camp Halfpence (4), 1794 (3), Brighton ed:
(2), 9.72g/6h (DH 2), 8.93g/5h (DH 4), BRlCHTC
mdccxciv edge, 9.31 g/6h (DH 3a), 1795, Brighton edg
9.57g/6h (DH 5) [6], First two fine, DH 2 extremely fine
others very fine and better (£30-40)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 2, 3a, 5 and 10 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-
February 1936, lot 314 (part) [2 from Baldwin, 3a and 10 from Verity
from Spink, but only 2 and 3a described in sale catalogue],
William Mighell, grocer and earthenware dealer. The first Bright'
camp, a tented military enclosure at Belle Vue Field, was established
August 1 793; two other camps were established in subsequent years
1727 Brighton, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2), off iC'
standing, revs, view of the Bastille, 10.60g/12h (DH £
ships and military trophies, 10.15 g/6 h (DH 7) [2
Extremely fine, both with a little original coloui
(£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 7 only illustrated
1728 Brighton, Skidmore's mule Halfpenny, from the sam
obv. die as previous, rev. heart and hand, edge plair
7.32g/3h (DH 8). Usual die flaw on obverse, very fine
and patinated, very rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
nor
.IN CENTURY TOKENS IORME
29 Brighton, Skidmore's mule Halfpenny, view of the
Bastille, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain,
1 0.01 g/6h (DIH 9). Extremely fine , original colour
(£80-100)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912 (100763)
Fawcett/Litman Collection
0 Chichester, Thomas Chaldecott [and Thomas Sharp,
Portsmouth, Hampshire), Halfpence, 1794 (2), stop after
PHILANTHROPIST, 10.44g/12h (DH 19), elongated dot after
PHILANTHROPIST, 10.1 4g/1 2h (DH 20); Dally & Son,
Halfpence, 1794 (4), dallys Chichester edge, 10.81 g/6 h
(DH 15), DALLYS [CHICHESTER] edge, 9.38g/12h (DH 16),
edges plain (2), 10.05g/16h (DH 15b), 7.07g/12h (DH
16a); Kempson's mule Halfpence (3), revs. Britannia
seated, emsworth edge, 1 0.21 g/6h (DH 17), London
edge, 9.47g/6h (DH 17a), one cent edge, 10.52g/6h (DH
17b) [9J. DH 17b extremely fine with much original
colour, DH 15b good fine, DH 16 fine, DH 16 a about
fine and extremely rare, others generally very fine or
better, DH 1 7a very rare; a good group for the town
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 15 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 320 (part) [from J. Henry]
DH 1 5b and 20 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
March 1 958, lot 264 (part) [15b from Baldwin March 1 91 2, 20 from
Lincoln)
DH 19 Clendining Auction, 24-5 October 1907, lot 88 (part), W.
Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 264
(part).
DH 17b only illustrated. Thomas Chaldecott, silversmith and cutler.
Thomas Sharp, mercer [Spence Part I, 1274], Thomas Dally, draper
and Quaker, married Grace Spencer in 1 789
1731 Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, sea
bathing edge, 9.89g/6h (DH 21); East Grinstead, John
Boorman, Halfpence, 1795 (2), boorman edge, 8.56g/6h
(DH 22), LANCASTER edge, 9.34g/6h (DH 22a); Frant, G.
Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, frant edge, 10.00g/5h (DH 23);
Hastings, James Tebay, Halfpence, 1 794 (3), tebays
edge (2), 9.81 g/6h (DH 24), 9.75g/6h (DH 25), edge
plain, 8.58g/6h (DH 26) [7], DH 23 extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, DH 21 and 22a about
extremely fine, latter very rare, others generally very
fine (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 21, 22, 23 and 24 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 March 1958, lot 264 (part) [21 from Lincoln January 1903, 22 gift
of 'J-E.', 23 from Lincoln August 1909, 24 from Lincoln February 19101
DH 25 and 26 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 320 (part) [25 from W. Norman).
DH 22a only illustrated. Frederick George Fisher, postmaster, Brighton
and proprietor of two circulating libraries at Brighton and Eastbourne,
the former established in 1 784 and the latter in 1 790, declared bankrupt
December 1 803; his stock of books were sold by auction in Brighton in
1805 (Brooke, CTC] September 1998, pp.22-3). John H. Boorman,
grocer and draper, freemason. James Tebay, ironmonger and
auctioneer, wife's name Jane; a memorial stone to his son James (tMay
1 791) is in St Clement's church, Hastings. Tebay's tokens are catalogued
following the original DH plate enumeration
1732 Frant, G. Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, in brass, arms of
Chichester, rev. GR cypher and crest, edge payable by g ■
ring frant, 9.87g/6h (DH 23, unlisted in brass). Some
surface marks on reverse, about very fine, very rare
(£60-80)
Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 908 [from Seaby 1982]
Davissons FPL Winter 1 998-9
1 733 Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1791, bust
of George III right, rev. anchor and cable, edge grained,
9.52g/9h (DH 27). Extremely fine with original colour,
rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
RY TOKENS FORMED
DAVID L.
PART 2
1734 Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1791, from
the same dies as previous, edge Skidmore holborn
London, 1 3 . 5 1 g/ 6 h (DH 27a). Extremely fine with
considerable original colour, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1735
Horsham, Skidmore's mule Halfpenny, 1791, from the
same obv. die as previous, rev. conjoined busts of Louis
XVI and Marie Antoinette, edge Skidmore holborn
LONDON, 11.90g/12h (DH 29a). Striking crack at edge,
otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, very rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1738 Rye, Skidmore's mule Halfpenny, 1796, GB cypher, rev
bust of Earl Howe left, edge grained over skidmoi
HOLBORN LONDON, 13.1 4g/6h (DH 38). Extremely fine
with much original colour , rare (£100-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 2*
(part) [from Spink December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
Warwickshire
1739 Birmingham, John Allin, Halfpenny, 1 796, 1 0. 3 8g/1 2
(DH 62); Henry Biggs, Halfpence (3), 1792 with bust ■
Elliot (2), biggs edge, 11.55g/12h (DH 70), 8.98g/6h (Dl
70a), with bust of Samuel Johnson, w. Hampton edgi
10.65g/6h (DH 71a); James Bisset, Halfpenny, wii
pictures, edge plain, 10.29g/5h (DH 120) [7], Very fine
and better (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 70a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-'
February 1936, lots 328 and 330 (parts) [all from Verity],
1736 Northiam, John Foller, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.76g/6h (DH
34); E. Gilbert, Halfpenny, 1794, gilberts edge, 9.58g/6h
(DH 35); Winchelsea, Richard Maplesden, Halfpence,
1 794 (2), both maplisden edge, 9.34g/6h (DH 40),
9.72g/6h (DH 41) [4], About extremely fine and better
(£35-45)
Provenance:
FawcetH-itman Collection, additionally:
DH 40 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958,
lot 265 (part) [from Baldwin January 19081
Others F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 320 (part) [34 from Verity, others from Baldwin].
John Allin, tailor, proprietor of the York shoe warehouse, Haymarke
and of Allin's Panorama, located at the corner of Congreve and An
streets. Pye states that examples of DH 71 a were the first tokens strut
with an evasive edge reading to avoid redemption. James Biss
(1760-1832), b. Perth, painter of miniatures and portraits, Carolii
street, proprietor of a museum and picture warehouse at New stree
occasional writer, publisher and poet, the last survivor of the Miner,
Club, a Birmingham political gathering, wife's name Dorothy; I
removed to Leamington Priors in 1813 where he opened a gallery
Clemens street and a museum in Upper Union street (Longman p
68-70 and Brooke, CTC] August 1 997, pp.42-5)
Richard Maplesden, grocer and draper
1737 Rye, G. Bennett, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1796, sugar
loaves, chest and scales, rev. gb cypher, edge grained
over SKIDMORE HOLBORN LONDON, 12.44g/7h (DH 36).
Extremely fine with original colour, attractive surfaces,
very rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 265
(part) |from Spink March 19121
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
1740 Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 179/
family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, GH
cypher below, rev. figure of Justice in sunken ovt
divides date in Roman numerals, facta aquato examik
librat, edge plain, 14.59g/12h (DH 68). Tiny spot below
aquato, otherwise extremely fine and very rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/L it man Col lection .
24 struck. George Hollington Barker, FSA (TJuly 1802), lav\yer and coi
collector, 7 The Square, father of George Barker; his coin collectio
was auctioned al Sotheby's in May 1803
36 strur k. G. Bennett, grocer; untraced by Vidler (BNJ 1934-7,
pp.253-4)
www.dnw.co. tik
FHE COI
NON OF I H I I I (CENTURY TOK
11 Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of
Britannia right, diva britanni/e fautrix artium around,
rev. the work of iohn Gregory Hancock aged nine years
above date, utile dulci above, for exchance below,
edge BY GEORGE BARKER BIRMINGHAM MDCCC, 36.60g/12h
(DH 19). Trifling marks in reverse field, otherwise
extremely fine with brilliant surfaces, extremely rare
(£600-800)
Provenance:
W. Anderson Collection, Davisson Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (777).
24 struck. George Barker, FRS (1 776-1 845), lawyer and coin collector,
Newhall street, benefactor to the city of Birmingham and proponent of
the London and Birmingham Railway, son of George Hollington Barker.
The token was attested by Barker to be the work of the 9-year old child
prodigy John Gregory Hancock Jr (b. June 1 791 , baptised January 1 792),
who presumably died young (Dykes, BN) 1 999, p.1 86)
2 Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1 797, family
arms in shield, rev. gb cypher, edge plain, 14.81 g/6 h
(DH 64a). Tiny graze in reverse field, otherwise
extremely fine, obverse with much original colour,
extremely rare (£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
33 struck
1743 Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence
(16), 1791 (5), all Birmingham edges, obv. dies signed w
[Wyon] (2), 13.93g/6h (DH 77), 13.56g/6h (DH 80), obv.
dies unsigned (3), 14.04g/7h (DH 81), 13.67g/7h (DH
82), 1 2 . 6 7 g/6 h (DH 83); 1792 (1 1), all Birmingham edges,
1 2.77g/6h (DH 84), 13.46g/6h (DH 85), 13.85g/6h (DH
86), 1 3.72g/6h (DH 88), 14.65g/6h (DH 90), 14.54g/6h
(DH 91), 1 2. 9 3 g/6 h (DH 93), 13.75g/7h (DH 95),
1 3.85g/6h (DH 96), 1 2.81 g/6h (DH 102), 13.06g/6h (DH
113) [16]. DH 83, 97 and 95 extremely fine, second
with considerable original colour, DH 77, 87, 85, 90, 93
and 7 73 about extremely fine, DH 84 and 7 02 fine,
others very fine (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 80, 82, 86, *91, 93 and 102 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot 329 (part) [86 from Baldwin, 93 from
Spink, others from Verity J
DH 1 1 3 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 294 (part) [gift of J.E.'J.
The Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, which had mining and smelting
businesses in Redruth and Swansea, was established with a share capital
of £50,000 in August 1 790; its offices were in Newhall street and one of
the principal shareholders was Matthew Boulton
1744 Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, imitation
Halfpence (17), 1792 (12), Anglesey edges (5), 10.56g/6h
(DH 103), 1 0.79g/7h (DH 104a), 9.73g/6h (DH 106),
8.95g/6h (DH 108a), 10.91 g/6h (DH 110a), redruth
edge, 1 1 .2 7g/6h (DH 108), London edges (3), 9.96g/6h
(DH 109a), 8.21 g/6h (DH 1 1 1 d), 11.96g/6h (DH 112),
Lancaster edge, 11.74g/6h (DH 111a), willey snedshill
edge, 11.99g/6h (DH 112c), edge engrailed, 9.25g/6h
(DH 1 lie); 1793 (5), Birmingham edges (2), 9.45g/6h (DH
114) , 8.29g/6h (DH 116), birm edge, 10.47g/6h (DH
116a), leek edge, 9.23g/7h (DH 114b), edge plain,
8.04g/6h (DH 116b) [17]. DH 103, 114 and 7 76 very
fine, others generally fine, some rare (£50-70)
Provenance:
All except DH 1 1 2 and 1 1 6a Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 111a, 1 1 1 d, 114 and 1 1 6 W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 294 (part) [111a from Spink June 1912,
1 1 1 d from R. Dalton May 1914, 114 from Baldwin March 1912,116
from Baldwin April 1912]
1745 Birmingham, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation
Halfpence, 1 794 (1 1), Birmingham redruth edge,
11.67g/6h (DH 73), LONDON edge, 11.1 8g/6h (DH 73a),
abel edge, 9.81 g/6h (DH 74a), ANGLESEY edge, 9.75g/6h
(DH 74c), BANBURY edge, 10.75g/6h (DH 74d), DUBLIN
edges (2), 10.36g/6h (DH 74e), 1 0.21 g/6h (DH 75b),
northiam edge, 11.13 g/6 h (DH 74f), beccles edge,
12.1 7g/6h (DH 75a), Lancaster edges (2), 12.31 g/6h (DH
75c), 11.11g/6h (DH 75d); Birming[ha]m Company,
imitation Halfpence, 1793 (4), birm edge, 9.31 g/6h (DH
76), Liverpool edge, 1 0.3 1 g/6h (DH 76a), Bristol edge,
9.95g/7h (DH 76b), edge plain, 8.22g/6h (DH 76c);
Metal & Copper Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1795, Anglesey
edge, 9.30g/6h (DH 118) [16], Generally fine, some
better, a few rare (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 74a and 76a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 329 (part) |74a from Baldwin, 76a from Verity)
www.dnw.co.uk
)N OF 1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1746 Birmingham, John Clarke, Halfpenny, 1 795, Britannia
crowning bust of George III with laurel wreath, rev. oak
tree at left, four ships in background, britanni/e tutamen,
edge PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF JOHN CLARKE BULL STREET,
1 1 .73g/5 h (DH 122). From the dies in unflawed state ,
extremely fine with considerable original colour,
extremely rare (£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
36 struck. John Clarke, chemist, druggist and general dealer, Bull street
1747 Birmingham, Donald & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, edge plain,
7.55g/6h (DH 123); Joseph Farror, Halfpence, 1791 (4),
12.44g/6h (DH 45; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pi.),
1 3.59g/6h (DH 46), 11.73g/6h (DH 47), 12.38g/6h (DH
48); mule Halfpenny, bust of Shakespeare, rev. seated
Vulcan, ANGLESEY edge, 11.31 g/6 h (DH 49; Ogden, BNJ
1910, p.192 and pi.); John Freeth, Lutwyche's Penny,
lutwyche edge, 1 9.68g/6h (DH 30) [7], DH 30 and 45
extremely fine, former with virtually full original colour,
DH 48 fine and very rare, others very fine (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 47 and 123 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lots 321 and 330 (parts) [47 from Spink, 123 from
Baldwinl.
Dt I 30 only illustrated. Donald & Co, stocking manufacturers, 29 Bull
street and later at 74 Lligh street, proprietor William Donald, fl.
1792-c. 1815 (Manville p.1 99). Joseph Farror (tby 1818), tea dealer,
temple street and 38 Bull ring, agent for the Phoenix Fire Insurance
Office, I ombard street, London and, by 1795, in partnership with Mr W.
Goode, 1 1 New street, as an auctioneer. John Freeth (1 731-1 808), the
'Birmingham poet', proprietor of Freeth's Coffee I louse, Bell street, and
publisher of The Ptrlitii a/ Songster (Longman p.71)
1748 Birmingham, William Hallan, Halfpence (3), 1792 (2
legend both sides, obv. die with ornaments, edges plai
no flaw, 10.69g/10h, with flaw, 11.56g/5h (both D
128), 1793, edge grained, 9.33g/12h (DH 131) [3], Firs,
good fine, second very fine, both rare, last extremely
fine with much original colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 131 only illustrated. William Hallan, dealer in china ar
Staffordshire ware, 2 Bull ring, also ran a 'registry office' c
employment exchange for servants
1749 Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore's mule Halfpenc
(3), bust of Hallan, revs, bust of David Garrick, edg
grained, 10.05g/6h (DH 133), church ruins (2), skidmoi
edge, 1 3 . 2 4g/6 h (DH 135), edge plain [file marks
11.2 2g/6h (DH 135a) [ 3 ] . About extremely fine ana
better, all with traces of original colour, last very rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 1 35a only illustrated
1750 Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore's mule Halfpenc
(2), from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust t
George III, skidmore edge, 12.45 g/6 h (DH 136); legem
in 8 lines, rev. bust of David Garrick, edge grainec
9.60g/6h (DH 139) [2]. Extremely fine, first with much
original colour, second with striking crack and reverse
slightly off-centre, both rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 136 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Mari
1958, lot 296 (part) |from R. Dalton January 19131
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF I fi l l t CENTURY TOKENS FORMED
51 Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore's mule
Halfpenny, legend in 8 lines, rev. bust of David
Garrick, edge plain, 11.83g/6h (DH 139a). On a large
flan, planchet flaws and minor striking cracks, otherwise
extremely fine with a little original colour, extremely rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
52 Birmingham, Henry Hickman, Halfpence, 1792 (2), both
hickmans edge, single buttonhole, 12.63g/6h (DH 145),
two buttonholes, 11.75 g/6 h (DH 144); Farthings, 1792
(3), hickmans edge, 5.81 g/6h (DH 481), edge plain (2),
thick flan, 5.91 g/6h, thin flan, 3.70g/6h (both DH 481a)
[5]. Last fine and scratched on reverse, others very fine
and better, third with a little original colour and rare
(£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Hickman Collection, additionally:
DH 144 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 330 (part) [from Baldwin]
DH 481 from Baldwin.
Henry Hickman, iron dealer, 3 Edgbaston street, recorded as a
die-sinker and toolmaker in Wrightson's triennial Birmingham
directory, 1 81 8. The Hickman farthing DH 481 is the only 1 8th century
farthing token type to bear a lettered edge and is rarer than the standard
reference suggests; conversely, the Hickman halfpenny with the single
buttonhole, probably the result of a filled die rather than a die which was
altered later, is very much more common than DH state (Welch,
CTCJ Fall 2001, p.11)
i3 Birmingham, Benjamin Jacob, Penny, 1 798, shopkeeper
standing behind a counter holding a pair of scales, other
items of ironmongery around, rev. bn. iacob auctioneer
ironmonger. &c welch cross Birmingham, hand holding
gavel, edge plain, 19.29g/6h (DH 31). Light surface
marks on reverse visible on close inspection, otherwise
virtually as struck with full original colour, rare
(£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
108 struck. Benjamin Jacob, auctioneer, ironmonger and engraver,
Hockley road
1754 Birmingham, Peter Kempson, Pennies, 1796 (2), both i
promise edge, ruins of Caesar's Tower, Kenilworth,
21.7 0g/1 2 h (DH 6; Hawkins 2); sleeping lion at cave
entrance, 25.68g/12h (DH 20; Hawkins 1) [21. First
about extremely fine, second very fine and with obverse
rim nicks (£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 6 only illustrated. Peter Kempson (1755-1824), buttonmaker, St
Mary's row and, by 1795, in Little Charles street, a prolific
manufacturer of trade tokens for some 58 customers (Dykes, BN) 2004,
pp. 168-70). The initials |K on the second token may refer to James
Kempson, the issuer's father (Hawkins, p.35)
1755 Birmingham, William Lutwyche, Halfpence (3), edge
grained, 15.1 9g/6h (DH 219; Hawkins p.68), edge plain
(2), in collar, 14.63g/6h (DH 219b), not in collar,
14.30g/6h (DH 219c); Farthing, 4.32g/6h (DH 482;
Hawkins p.68); imitation Halfpenny, rev. conjoined
busts of George III and Queen Charlotte, edge plain,
6.24g/7h (DH 220; Cobwright L0050/M0030) [5], DH
219b extremely fine with much original colour, DH 220
good fine, others about extremely fine and better, DH
219c very rare (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 21 9b and 220 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1 936, lot 335 (part) [21 9b from Baldwin, 220 from Verity, first
only listed in sale catalogue].
William Lutwyche (1754-c. 1801), a toymaker by trade at Temple row
and later at St Philip's churchyard, was responsible for coining a huge
variety of trade tokens, and many imitations, for as many as 71 different
customers between 1 792 and 1 798 - more than any other token
manufacturer. His halfpenny tokens bear a wheel-operated fly press, his
farthings a capstan press; the dies for them were engraved by
Noel-Alexandre Ponthon (Dykes, BN] 2004, pp. 168-72)
1756 Birmingham, William Lutwyche, gilt Proof Halfpenny,
Justice seated with scales, rev. wheel-operated fly
press, edge grained, 14.73g/6h (DH 219, unlisted as a
gilt Proof). About extremely fine and extremely rare; the
only specimen seen by the cataloguer (£200-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1757 Birmingham, Charles Pye, Halfpenny, 1797, cp cypher,
rev. Moneta seated right holding cornucopia of coins,
bee-hive and bees at right, edge plain, 17.38g/12h (DH
223). Extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare
(£250-300)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
36 struck. Charles Pye, engraver, directory publisher and token
collector, author of Provincial Copper Coins or Tokens issued
between the Years 1 787 and 7 796 , later expanded into a second edition
published in 1801 . Outside the field of numismatics he is best known for
his Dictionary of Ancient Geography, 1805, his Description of
Modern Birmingham, 1819, and for The Stranger's Guide to Modern
Birmingham, with an account of its Public Buildings and Institutions,
its Show Rooms and Manufactories, 1 825. For his directories, the first of
which appeared in 1787, Pye personally canvassed the area and
included people free of charge; his 1 797 edition had 81 pages. In 1 800
he asked people to send in their names plus sixpence to be included in
the directory, which was a disaster; that year's directory contained only
1 2 pages of names (Longman, pp.72-3, and DNB )
1758 Birmingham, James Sketchley, Masonic Halfpence (i;
viz. stop after fuit (3), Lancaster edge, 9.03g/6h (C
Middlesex 369b), London edge, 9.35g/6h (DH 369c
Dublin edge, 9.24g/5h (DH 369d); no stop after fuit (5
BLACK horse edge, 9.06g/6h (DH 370), masonic 179
edge, 9.1 8 g/6 h (DH 370a), masonic undated edg
9.00g/6h (DH 370b), Lancaster edge, 9.19g/6h (D1
370c), masonic halfpenny edge, 9.07g/6h (DH 370e
stops after beauty and fuit (4), masonic halfpenny edg
8.97g/6h (DH 371), brother edge, 9.51 g/6h (DH 371c
Lancaster edge, 9.15 g/ 6 h (DH 371c), edge plai
8.93g/6h (DH371, edge not recorded by Davissor
comma after nov (5), black horse edge, 9.84g/6h (D
372), masonic 1794 edge, 10.1 8g/6h (DH 372a), mason
halfpenny edge, 9.22g/6h (DH 372b), Birmingham fec
edge, 9.40g/6h (DH 372c), Lancaster edge, 9.52g/6
(DH 372e); Lutwyche's mule Halfpence (5), Freemason
arms, quatrefoil below (4), revs. Prince of Wales fc
face (2), Lancaster edge, 9.38g/6h (DH 367), dubl
edge, 9.00g/6h (DH 367a), Prince of Wales righ
LANCASTER edge, 9.20g/6h (DH 368), Duke of Yor
Dublin edge, 8.99g/6h (DH 373); Freemasons' arm
rosette below, rev. Duke of York, Dublin edge, 8.88g/F
(DH 374) [22], DH 370 extremely fine with much
original colour, DH 371 plain edge, 372b, 372c anc
372e fine, others generally very fine, some better, a fev»
scarce (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 369d Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Clendinir
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 166 (part) [from Spink December 191
DH 374 W. Norman Collection, Sotheby Auction, 13-15 July 1903, 1
465 (part), W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 Marc
1 958, lot 1 66 (part) [from S.H. Hamer January 1 91 0]
All others except DH 368, 370b and 372c W. Longman Collectio
Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lots 1 55 and 1 66 (parts) |3E
and 373 from S.H. Hamer January 1910, 367a, 370a and 371a gifts
'J.E.', 369b, 370e, 371 , 372, 372a and 372e from R. Dalton Decemb
1910, 369c, 370 and 372b from Lincoln May 1914, 370c from W.t
Valentine, 371c from j.H. Daniels, 371 with plain edge from Spir
February 1927],
James Sketchley (tPoughkeepsie, USA, 1801), freemason, printe
publisher and auctioneer, 61 High street, who issued the fir
Birmingham Directory in 1763 and published the Warwick and
Coventry Magazine, later the Coventry and Birmingham Magazine
(Longman pp.73-5)
1759 Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1795, arms, rev. T'
cypher, edge on demand i promise to pay the bearer ok
penny, 26.43g/12h (DH 21). Scuff marks in obverse field
on right side, otherwise extremely fine (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
72 struck. Thomas Welch, known to all the token manufacturer
formed the best contemporary collection of tokens which was auctioni
by Thomas King Jr in London in September 1801, shortly after th
publication of the second edition of Pye’s work, for which Weir
supplied much information
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COL I
I URY M
60 Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, mounted
yeoman riding left, Warwickshire yeomanry, etc, rev.
PROMISSORY PENNY TOKEN ISSUED BY THOMAS WELCH SECOND
troop and date, edge armed to preserve our lives
PROPERTY AND CONSTITUTION AGAINST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
enemies, 27.08g/6h (DH 27a). Extremely fine and
extremely rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
24 struck. The Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry was founded by the
Earl of Warwick on 25 |une 1 794 and comprised four troops; the first
commanding officer was FHeneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford
(1751-1812). The legend on the token would infer that Welch was
associated with the second troop, but all four troops had combined to
form a regiment in 1 797
LI Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, from the same
obv. die as previous, rev. fasces and wreath above
PROMISSORY PENNY TOKEN ISSUED BY THOMAS WELCH SECOND
TROOP and date, edge plain, 25.95g/6h (DH 28b).
Extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare
(£300-400)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
24 struck
>2
Birmingham, Thomas Welch, a uniface trial of the
unfinished obv. die for the Penny [1800] by J.G.
Hancock Sr, bust left, no buttons on coat, back stamped
with a double floral circle impressed gilt, edge on
DEMAND I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 26.90g/9h
(DH 22). Extremely fine and as made, of the highest
rarity (£600-800)
Provenance:
Clendining Auction, 23 September 1965, lot 314 (part)
SCMB February 1967.
Illustrated on the back cover. The cataloguer only knows of three other
specimens, those in the Hamer (lot 373 [= Waite-Sanderson lot 214])
and Longman (lot 273) sales, and that illustrated in DH
1763 Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1800, bust left with
four buttons On COat, THE WORK OF JOHN GREGORY HANCOCK
AGED 9 YEARS around, FROM A MODEL BY I.G. HANCOCK SEN.
below, rev. to encourage a rare instance of genius this
coin was struck for t. welch Birmingham and date, edge
PENNY TOKEN PAYABLE ON DEMAND, 36.10g/6h (DH 24).
Trifling surface marks in obverse field, otherwise
extremely fine and virtually as struck, bronzed,
extremely rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
36 struck. Although the coin attests to the precocious talent of the 9-year
old John Gregory Hancock Jr (b. 1791), the head of Welch was
modelled by his father (see previous lot and Smith, CTC) Fall 2003, p.26)
1764 Birmingham, Workhouse, Two Shillings and Sixpence,
1788 (4), in dark copper, 19.1 2g/1 2h, in light copper,
19.20g/12h, in brass, 19.1 0g/1 2h (all DH 1), in plated
brass, counterstamped w both sides, 19.21 g/1 2h (DH la)
[4]. First extremely fine with a hint of original colour and
attractive, others about very fine (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
First only illustrated. The Birmingham Workhouse, Lichfield street, was
erected in 1733 and enlarged and extended in 1766 and 1779; it was
demolished in 1 853. Although the large value tokens in this and the next
lot have always been ascribed to the Workhouse on account of the Bwh
cypher they bear, Mays (1991, pp. 125-7) refers to an advertisement
published in the Birmingham Gazette, 17 August 1812, relating to the
circulation of false Workhouse silver halfcrowns, in which the overseers
"inform the public that they have never issued Tokens of 2s. 6d. nor any
of a higher value than Is", the inference being that the 1788 coins,
issued a generation earlier, were but a distant memory
www.dnw.co.uk
8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1765 Birmingham, Workhouse, 'Two Shillings', 1788, plated,
counterstamped w both sides, 19.00g/12h (DH 2a); One
Shilling and Sixpence, edge grained, 8.05g/12h (DH 3);
Alston's Halfpence, 1 796 (2), edge engrailed, 8.69g/6h
(DH 63), edge plain, 8.40g/12h (DH 63a) [4], DH 2a
and 3 very fine , former very rare, others extremely fine
with original colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
DH 3 P. Flanagan FPL January 1977 (T45)
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 63 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1 936, lot 330 (part) [from S.H. Hamer],
DH 2a only illustrated. James Alston, buttonmaker, 22 Church street
(Hawkins, pp.1 09, 1 1 2); it seems likely that Alston may also have been
responsible for the value-expressed tokens (DH 3-5) which probably
appeared c. 1 799
1766 Birmingham, Workhouse, One Shilling, bust of Lord
Nelson left, rev. value, edge grained, 5.53g/12h (DH 4);
Union Mill, copper check, 1796, no. 670, 14.23g/5h
(DH 37) [2]. First with minor scuffing, otherwise good
very fine and patinated, rare, second about very fine
(£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 4 only illustrated. The New Union Mill, Holloway head, opened in
1796, is now owned by Birmingham city council and used by the
Birmingham Art Trust
1767 Birmingham, Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, obelisk, rev.
bouquet in sunken circle, tw cypher below, edge I
PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY,
21.64g/12h (DH 25). Obverse rather scuffed, very fine,
reverse extremely fine, unevenly toned (£30-40)
Provenance:
Bt Baldwin.
Thomas Wyon Sr (1 767-1 830), die and seal engraver, 2 Temple street
and later at Lionel street in partnership with his brother Peter (+1 822)
until 1800. Thomas then moved to London where he was in business at
20 John street, Southwark, then from 1818 successively at Regent street,
Vauxhall walk, Lambeth and Nassau street, Soho [now Gerrard place].
I (e was appointed < hief engraver of the King's Seals in 1816 (Hawkins
pp.1 1 3-14)
1768 Birmingham, Kempson's Halfpence, 1793 (4), cuRREt-
every where edge, 10.79g/6h (DH 50), clougher edg
9.33g/6h (DH 50a), London and engrailed edg
7.35g/6h (DH 50c), edge plain, 9.27g/6h (DH 50h); mu
Halfpence (10), boy with press (5), revs, bust of Samu
Johnson, LONDON and engrailed edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 51
ship, London and engrailed edge, 7.73g/6h (DH 52
Britannia seated, edge grained, 9.42g/6h (DH 53), thre
men hanging, edge engrailed, 11.32g/6h (DH 55), a wa
to prevent knaves, etc, edge engrailed, 11.1 2g/6h (D
56), shield (5), revs. Britannia seated, LONDON an
engrailed edge, 7. 85g/6h (DH 58), ship (2), CURREt-
EVERY WHERE edge, 9.48g/6h (DH 59), edge plaii
9.56g/6h (DH 59a), mounted dragoon (2), one cent edg-
10.90g/6h (DH 60c), LONDON and engrailed edg<
9.70g/6h (DH 61) [14]. DH 50, 53, 55, 56 and 61 about
extremely fine and better but 55 with striking crack ,
some rare, others generally fine to very fine (£120-150)
Provenance:
DH 60c SCMB January 1 975, bt Seaby August 1 976
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *50 and 59 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-1
February 1936, lot 321 (part) [50 from Baldwin, 59 from Verity]
DH 50h and 53 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1
March 1958, lot 286 (part) [50h from Lincoln December 1910, 53 fror
Spink March 1 91 2]
1769 Birmingham, Kempson's Churches and Chapeb
Halfpence (8), Ashted Chapel, 10.55g/6h (DH 147
Meeting Paradise Street, 1 1 . 9 5 g/ 1 2 h (DH 167); Nev
Jerusalem Temple, 11.86g/6h (DH 169); New Meetin
Burnt (2), no stop after kempson, 11.60g/6h (DH 164
stop after kempson, 12.51 g/6h (DH 165); Old Meetint
Destroyed (2), no stop after kempson, 11.24g/6h (DF
159), stop after kempson, I4.09g/12h (DH 160); Oh
Meeting Rebuilt, 12.3 6g/1 2 h (DH 162) [8]. DH 147 and
169 about extremely fine, others belter, DH 7 67
patinated, others all with considerable original colour
(£100-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 159 and 165 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendinin
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 334 (part) [all from Verity].
DH 164 only illustrated
www.dfiw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF I H I I L CENTURY
)KENS FORMED MY I
ID
70 Hirmincham, Kempson's Churches and Chapels,
Halfpence (8), St Bartholomew's Chapel, no stop after
kempson, 1 3.03g/6h (DH 151); St John's Chapel,
1 2.64g/1 2h (DH 153); St Martin's Church, 1 1 . 0 7 g/ 1 2 h
(DH 154); St Mary's Chapel (2), stop after kempson,
1 0.80g/1 2h (DH 156), with inner legend, edge plain,
11.63g/12h (DH 157a); St Paul's Chapel, stop after
KEMPSON, 12.49g/12h (DH 172); St Philip's Church (2), no
stop after kempson, 11.06g/6h (DH 174), stop after
kempson, 1 2.46g/6h (DH 175) [8]. Extremely fine, DH
172 and 175 patinated, others with considerable original
colour (£100-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH *157a and 172 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 334 (part) [all from Verity]
1772 Birmingham, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (7), Hotel,
no stop after kempson, 11.50g/6h (DH 208); Library, with
inner legend, edge plain, 12.04g/6h (DH 184a);
Navigation Office, stop after kempson, 13.17g/12h (DH
210); New Brassworks (2), no period after kempson,
11.77g/6h (DH 202), period after kempson, 14.08g/12h
(DH 203); New Brewery, no period after kempson,
1 1 . 74g/6h (DH 205); Old Cross, no period after kempson,
11.62g/6h (DH 188) [7], DH 202 very fine and spotted,
others generally extremely fine, DH 184a, 203, 205 and
210 with considerable original colour (£80-100)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
334 (part) [188 from Spink, 203 from T.E. Tatton, others from Verity)
Fawcetl/Litman Collection.
DH 1 84a only illustrated
'1 Birmingham, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (8),
Barracks, no stop after kempson, 11.61 g/6 h (DH 177);
Blue School (2), no stop after kempson, 11.57 g/6 h (DH
194) , with inner legend, Coventry edge, 13.44g/6h (DH
195) ; Blue Coat Charity School, stop after kempson, edge
plain, 1 1 .68g/6h (DH 197a); Free School, stop after
kempson, 13.06g/6h (DH 200); General Hospital (3), no
stop after kempson, 11.36g/6h (DH 180), stop after
kempson (2), in copper, 1 2 .00g/1 2 h, in brass, 12.01 g/1 2 h
(both DH 181) [8]. DH 195 fine, remainder all extremely
fine, DH 180 patinated, others with considerable original
colour, last with stain on obverse rim (£100-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *1 77, 1 80, 1 81 copper, 197a and 200 F.W. Lincoln Collection,
Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 334 (part) [177 from
Spink, 197a from T.E. Tatton, others from Verity]
DH 181 brass from Seaby 1959
DH 195 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 299 (part) [from R. Dalton November 1914]
1773 Birmingham, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (8), Soho
Manufactory (2), no stop after kempson, 11.69g/6h (DH
212) , with inner legend, Coventry edge, 13.87g/6h (DH
213) ; Theatre (2), no stop after kempson, 10.84g/6h (DH
215), stop after kempson, 14.35g/12h (DH 216); Welch
Cross (2), no stop after kempson, 1 1 ,66g/6h (DH 191),
stop after kempson, 14.36g/6h (DH 192); Workhouse, no
stop after kempson, 11.32g/6h (DH 186); bust of George
III, edge plain, 11.50g/6h (DH 218) [8]. DH 213 about
extremely fine and struck a little off-centre, others
extremely fine, some with original colour (£100-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 192, *213 and 215 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot 334 (part) |1 86 from Spink, 21 2 from
Baldwin, others from Verity]
1774 Birmingham, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1792, ps cypher,
rev. bust of General Elliot left, edge plain, 11.31 g/6h
(DH 224). Extremely fine, reverse with much original
colour, rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dtiw.co.uk
ENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1775 Birmingham, Skidmore's Copper Company Farthings (2),
revs, stork on cornucopia of flowers, edge plain,
4.93g/6h (DH 476a), may a flowing trade, etc, 4.99g/6h
(DH 478a) [2], About extremely fine and better, first
with a hint of original colour but struck slightly
off-centre (£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DFH 476a from Baldwin
DH 478a 5NC June 1 91 2 (1 01 861 )
1776 Birmingham, Westwood's Farthings (2), bust of Samuel
Johnson right, rev. three lions, edge grained, 5.75g/12h
(DH 475); bust of General Elliot left, rev. fleur-de-lis,
edge grained, 5.62g/12h (DH 479) [2], Extremely fine,
first patinated, second with a little original colour, both
rare (£70-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 475 SNC June 1 91 2 (1 01 859)
1777 Birmingham, 50th Birthday of Joseph Priestley, 1783,
medals by J.G. Hancock (2), bust right, revs, scientific
apparatus on a bench, chimney with smoke at right,
both 36mm, in copper, 15.24g/12h, in white metal,
1 6.47g/1 2h (both DH 33; BHM 251; E 807) [2], First
good very fine and patinated, second about very fine
with some surface blistering, both scarce (£180-220)
Provenance:
*Firsl Christie's Auction, 1 May 1984, lot 441, W.J. Noble Collection,
Noble Numismatics Ply Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot
946, bt R. Gladdle
Second Fawcett/Litman Collection.
1778 Birmingham, Society for Free Debate, 1789, a copp
medal by T. Wyon Sr, bust of Demosthenes left, rev. l
raise the genius and to mend the heart, 33mm, 15.53 g/e
(DH 35; D & W 110/80). Light scuffing, otherwise ver-
fine, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Members of the Society discussed social, moral, and political questior
it was still functioning in 1 792, when the magistrates interfered on t#
grounds that the previous year's riots should discourage pub
discussion of dangerous subjects. For more details on Demosthenes st
Bartlett, CTCj Spring 2003, pp.24-7
1779 Birmingham, Riots, [or the Second Anniversary of th
French Revolution], 1791, medals (3), unsigned [perhap
by J.G. Hancock], monster of Sedition carrying flag wit
cap of Liberty on the staff, revs, snake basking in Ion
grass, 34mm (2), in copper, 16.98g/12h, in white meta
14.00g/12h (both DH 34; BHM 360), in copper, struc
out of collar, 32mm, 14.83g/12h (DH 34a) [3j. First
about very fine, others good very fine (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Second only illustrated. The series of riots in Birmingham, which bega
on the evening of 1 4 July 1 791 (see lot 1 541) and lasted three day:
resulted in the destruction of a vast amount of valuable property am
was only halted by the actions of the militia brought in fron
Nottingham. In a subsequent series of trials at Warwick and Worcestet
four of the ringleaders were hanged
These medals were advertised for sale in Aris's Birmingham Gazette on
4 August 1 783 (Dykes, BN1 1999, p. 1 76). See also lot 1 539
www.dnw.co.uk
8TH
vJTL
JKl>
80 Birmingham, Presentation of Colours to the Birmingham
Associations, 1798, a copper medal, unsigned | perhaps
by J. Westwood Jr], figures presenting a battle flag to a
group of officers flanked by ranks of cavalry, rev. a line
of men hanging from gibbets with the first one being a
representation of Dr Priestley, END OF bunepart AND THE
french army around, 33mm, 20.18g/6h (DH 29). Shallow
relief, usual light die flaw on obverse, otherwise
extremely fine and deeply patinated, very rare
(£400-600)
Provenance:
SNC July-August 1972 (7684)
bt Spink January 1974.
The colours were presented to the Loyal Birmingham Light Horse
Volunteers and the Birmingham Loyal Association on Birmingham
Heath on 4 June 1798, in the presence of a crowd of over 50,000
(Dykes, BN] 2001, pp.133-5)
31 Coventry, John Nickson, Halfpenny, 1799, three-quarter
bust of John Hales in cap with tassel, holding deed with
two seals, rev. elevation of the Free School, windows
with lattice-work, edge Coventry halfpenny payable by
JOHN nickson and date, 16.88g/6h (DH 306). Minor
hairlines and traces of a small stain in left of reverse
field, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, bronzed,
extremely rare (£200-300)
Provenance:
SNC June 1 91 2 (1 01 770)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
1 5 struck before the obv. die broke. John Nickson (1 760-1 830), leather
manufacturer, senior partner in Nickson and Townsend. An antiquarian
with an interest in numismatics, Nickson was a friend of Thomas Sharp
(see lot 1 786) and in 1 791 assisted in the founding of Coventry library.
The original Coventry Free School, now known as the King Henry VIII
School, was founded by John Hales (tDecember 1571) on 23 July 1545
32 Coventry, John Nickson, Halfpenny, 1799, three-quarter
bust of John Hales in cap without tassel, holding book,
rev. from the same die as previous, edge Coventry
HALFPENNY PAYABLE BY JOHN NICKSON and date, 1 7.72g/1 2h
(DH 304). Minor hairlines, otherwise extremely line and
brilliant, bronzed, very rare (£140-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
72 struck
1783 Coventry, Edmund Percy, Penny, bust of Philemon
Holland three-quarters left in ruff, rev. interior of the
Free School, edge penny token payable by e.w. Percy
Coventry, 29.80g/12h (DH 41). Virtually as struck,
bronzed, extremely rare (£350-450)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
36 struck. Edmund Percy (t c. 1 840), lawyer, who later removed to 4
Church street Leamington, where he was clerk to the magistrates. Dr
Philemon Holland (1552-1637), b. Chelmsford, took a degree in
medicine at Cambridge and moved to Coventry around 1 595, where he
practised among the poor but devoted most of his energy to translating.
In 1 628 he was made headmaster of the local free school, but he served
for less than a year. His last years were passed in poverty, though he
was awarded a pension in 1 635 by the city council of Coventry
1784 Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, Halfpence (10), 1792
(6), REYNOLDS edge (5), 1 1 .65g/6h (DH 231), 12.33 g/6 h
(DH 232), 1 1.67 g/ 6 h (DH 235), 1 1 ,43g/6h (DH 236),
11.82 g/6 h (DH 237), nuneaton edge, 10.49g/6h (DH
234); 1794 (2), both REYNOLDS edge, 10.28g/12h (DH
248), 1 1 .4 7g/1 2h (DH 239); 1 795 (2), Reynolds edge,
11.43g/12h (DH 251), edge grained, 11.1 7g/6h (DH 252)
[10], DH 231, 235, 237 and 251 about extremely fine
and better, DH 234 good fine, others very fine, DH 248
rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 231 only illustrated. Robert Reynolds & Co, ribbon weavers. Waters
(1954, p.32) opined that DH 252 was 'now unknown', but several
specimens are extant
www.dnw.co.uk
8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1785 Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, imitation Halfpence
(19), 1793 (17), BIRMINGHAM edge, 9.72g/6h (DH 238),
NUNEATON edges (3), 9.62g/6h (DH 238b), 10.08g/6h (DH
242b), 9.57g/6h (DH 243), cronebane edge, 10.17g/6h
(DH 238c), LANCASTER edge, 10.08g/6h (DH 238d),
BEDWORTH edges (3), 1 0.1 4g/6h (DH 242), 9.93g/6h (DH
242a), 10.80g/6h (DH 244), London edges (2), 9.79g/6h
(DH 242d), 9.71 g/6 h (DH 244a), hutchison edge,
9.61 g/5h (DH 246), edges grained (5), 9.53g/6h (DH
238e), 10.1 8g/6h (DH 240), 10.03g/6h (DH 240a),
8.79g/6h (DH 241c), 8.76g/6h (DH 243a); 1795 (2),
LANCASTER edge, 9.66g/6h (DH 250), clacke edge,
9.62g/6h (DH 250a); Lutwyche's imitation Halfpenny,
rev. bust of John of Gaunt, Liverpool edge, 8.35g/6h
(DH 254) |20]. DH 242b and 242d extremely fine with
almost full original colour, latter rare, DH 238 and 238e
almost extremely fine, others generally fine or very fine
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 242a from Baldwin October 1950
*DH 242b W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March
1958, lot 304 (part) [from Spink December 1910]
DH 242d with old ticket dated 1 844
1786 Coventry, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1 797, seated
female, cityscape behind, rev. Georgian house with man
leaning from upper window, edge Coventry halfpenny
payable by THOMAS SHARP, 1 6.1 6g/1 2h (DH 312). Tiny
obverse rim fault at 2 o'clock, otherwise brilliant and
virtually as struck, bronzed, very rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
48 struc k. Thomas Sharp (1770-1841), hatter, antiquarian and
numismatist, Little Park street, author of the Chetwynd catalogue of
tokens published in 1 834. The Georgian house where Sharp was born is
said to have been the same building from which the Peeping Tom
watched l ady Godiva ride naked through the streets of Coventry; the
man leaning from the window on the token is supposed to represent the
Peeping torn. Sharp was a proponent of the Kempson series of Coventry
tokens also dated 1 797 (Dykes, liNJ 2001 , pp.1 30-2)
1787 Coventry, Kempson's Churches, Halfpence (6
Cathedral (2), stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.06g/6
(DH 257), Handel rev., 13.1 8g/6 h (DH 258); Grey Fria
Steeple, stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.20g/6h (D
259); St John's, stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.76g/6
(DH 262); Trinity, stop after p, Coventry edge, 14.09g /£
(DH 265); White Friars, no stop, edge plain, 13.1 5g/6
(DH 267a) [6], Extremely fine, DH 258 and 259
patinated, others with original colour (£70-90)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 257, 259 and 267a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Audio
1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot 337 (part) [257 from Spink, others from Verit
DH 265 from Seaby 1 959.
DH 262 only illustrated
1788 Coventry, Kempson's Gates, Halfpence (8), all coventr
edges, Cook Street, no stop after p, 13.81 g/6 h (DH 269:
Grey Friars (2), stop after p, 13.1 2g/6h (DH 271), sto|
after Coventry, 12.50g/6h (DH 272); Mill Lane, sto
after P, 13.63g/6h (DH 274); Spon (2), no stop after
1 3 . 4 3 g/6 h (DH 276), stop after p, 13.93 g/6 h (DH 277
White Friars (2), no stop after p, 13.01 g/6h (DH 279
stop after p, 13.66g/6h (DH 280) [8], DH 279 and 280
very fine, others extremely fine, DH 271 and 277 with
original colour, others patinated (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Colledion, additionally:
DH *269, 272, 274 and 277 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendinin
Audion, 12-13 February 1936, lot 337 (part) [all except 274 from Spink
1789 Coventry, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (8), Bablakt
Hospital (2), no stop after p, edge plain, 13.1 3g/6h (DF
282a), Handel rev., 13.45g/6h (DH 283); Barracks, stoj
after p, Coventry edge, 13.42 g/6 h (DH 284); County Hal
(2), both no stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.76g/6h (DF
288), edge plain, 13.79g/6h (DH 288a); Coventry Cross,
no stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.48g/6h (DH 286)
Drapers' Hall, stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.49g/12l
(DH 291); Ford's Hospital, no stop after P, edge plain
1 2.94g/6h (DH 293a) [81. DH 284 and 288a very fine,
others extremely fine, mostly with original colour
(£90-120)
Provenance:
*DH 283 Davissons Mailbid Sale 14, 15 November 2000 (565)
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additonally:
Dl 1 284, 286, 288, 291 and 293a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-11 February 1936, lot 137 (part) [293a from Verity, others
from Spink I
www.dnw.co.uk
ENTURY fOKENS FORMED
THE COLLECTION Of I HI I I (
'90 Coventry, Kempson's Buildings, Halfpence (8), Free
School (2), both no stop after p, Coventry edge,
1 2.99g/6h (DH 297), edge plain, 1 2 . 8 7 g/6 h (DH 297a);
Free School New Front (4), stop after p (3), Coventry
edges (2), 13.29g/6h (DH 299), 1 3.58g/6h (DH 300),
edge plain, 12.89g/6h (DH 299a), stop after Coventry,
Coventry edge, 13.36g/6h (DH 301); St Mary Hall (2),
both no stop after p, Coventry edge, 13.58g/6h (DH
295), edge plain, 13.88g/6h (DH 295a) [8). About
extremely fine and better, DH 295 and 299 with original
colour, others patinated, DH 300 and 301 rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *295, 297a and 301 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction,
12-13 February 1936, lot 337 (part) [295 and 297a from Verity, 301
from Spink]
DH 295a from C.E. Bullowa
91 Coventry, Kempson's Penny or medal, elevation of St
Michael's Church, rev. interior of the Chancel, edge
plain, 27.04g/6h (DH 38a). Usual light die flaw on
upper left side of obverse, otherwise extremely fine and
bronzed, rare (£150-180)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
St Michael's dated to the 1 5th century; its spire, over 300 feet high, was
one of the finest in Europe. At the beginning of the 20th century it was
the largest parish church in England. Designated a Cathedral after a
revision of the diocese in 191 8, it was famously bombed virtually to
destruction in a Luftwaffe raid on 14 November 1940 and only the
roofless shell remains today
92 Meriden, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1796, archer with bow,
rev. Prince's plumes above implements of archery, edge
plain, 11.60g/6h (DH 315). Usual die flaw on reverse,
otherwise extremely fine and lightly patinated, rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1793 Newton, )ohn Webb, Halfpenny, 1796, arms, rev.
woolpack, edge plain [filed], 1 4.51 g/6 h (DH 317).
Virtually as struck with a hint of original colour,
extremely rare (£200-300)
Provenance:
SNC June 1912 (101 774)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
48 struck 'before the dies broke and the order was never completed'.
Proof of the attribution of this token to Warwickshire is as yet lacking
(Dykes, BN) 2001, p.130)
1794 'Nuneaton', Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, 1792, Lady
Codiva on horseback left, rev. Grocer's arms, edge
NUNEATON BEDWORTH AND HINKLEY, 9.99g/6h (DH 318).
Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£30-40)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Placed to Nuneaton by Conder and successive authors, although in
reality this token has nothing to do with the town (Waters, 1 954, p.32)
1795 Stratford on Avon, Lutwyche's imitation Halfpence (8),
bust of William Shakespeare left, revs, seated female
with drill and cog-wheel, 1790 (4), suffolk-bath edge,
8.56g/6h (DH 327c; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pi.),
edge grained, 8.90g/6h (DH 327d), edge engrailed,
7.96g/6h (DH 327e), edge plain, 7.45g/6h (DH 327f;
Cobwright S0060/H001 0), 1794, edge plain, 5.51 g/6 h
(DH 328; Cobwright S0060/H001 5); harp, north wales
(2), MACCLESFIELD edge, 1 1 ,59g/7h (DH 330), edge plain,
6.01 g/6h (DH 330a; Cobwright S0050/N0200); seated
Britannia, edge plain, 7.26g/6h (DH 331; Cobwright
S0020/R0040) [8], DH 328 fair and scratched on reverse
but very rare, others fine to very fine and better than
usual for these issues, DH 327e and 330 rare (£50-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Although DH 328 was not seen by Dalton and Hamer and Waters, a
few specimens are known and this is the third seen by the cataloguer
1796
Stratford on Avon, Skidmore's Halfpenny, bust of
William Shakespeare left, rev. struck in honor and to
PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF SHAKESPEARE BORN APRIL 1564
DIED APRIL 1616, edge grained, 12.75g/7h (DH 320a;
Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pi.). Extremely fine with a
hint of original colour, rare (£70-90)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
345 (part) |from J.H. Henry]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
1797 Stratford on Avon, Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2),
fiom the same obv. die as previous, rev. Pandora's
breeches, edge plain, 10.38g/6h (DH 322; Ogden, BNJ
1910, p.192 and pi.); struck in honor, etc., rev. boys at
turnstile, edge plain, 10.80g/5h (DH 326; Ogden, BNJ
1910, p.1 92 and pi.) [2], Extremely fine with original
colour, but reverse of second weakly struck (£140-180)
Provenance:
*DH 322 Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 326 bt A. Davisson
1798 Stratford on Avon, Westwood's Farthing, bust of
William Shakespeare right, rev. struck in honor and to
PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF SHAKESPEARE BORN APRIL 1564
DIED APRIL 1616, edge grained, 5 . 79g/1 1 h (DH 484).
Extremely fine, reverse with full original colour,
attractive and rare (£6 0-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Baldwin],
The last two digits of the birth date are overstruck
1799 Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King's
Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, three men in
cart exhorting the crowds on either side, gallows above,
rev. AS IF FROM TEMPLE BAR SOME HEAD WAS CUT, AND ON
REBELLING TRUNK THE FACE WAS PUT, 36mm, 20.36g/12h (DH
7; BHM 444). Reverse partly weak, otherwise good very
fine, very rare (£400-500)
Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 922 |from Baldwin 19781
bt R. Claddle November 1998.
On 31 May 1797 a meeting was held at Warwick racecourse to
promote a petition to the King to secure the dismissal of his ministers.
The proposer of it was Bertie Greatheed, the county sheriff, a devotee of
the Whig party and an ardent admirer of the earlier stages of the French
revolution. I he three people depicted in the c urt are Dr Samuel Parr
(1747-1825), curate of Hatton, the Revd J.H. Williams, vicar of
Wellesbourne, and Greatheed himself
Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1800 Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King
Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, from th
same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, 37mrt
19.21 g/1 2h (DH 8; BHM 444). About extremely fine and
pleasingly patinated, extremely rare (£600-800)
Provenance:
C.W. Spencer Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 112
M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 26
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58
(Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 923
bt R. Gladdle November 1998
1801 Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King'
Ministers, 1797, a white metal medal, unsigned, fror
the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, thin flan
36mm, 12.55g/12h (DH 9; BHM 444). Flan a trifle bent,
otherwise very fine and very rare (£300-400)
Provenance:
SNC May 1973 (5724)
bt Spink January 1974
1802 Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King's
Ministers, 1797, a white metal medal, unsigned, from
the same dies as previous, Ihick flan, 37mm, 18.1 9g/1 2h
(DH 9; BHM 444). Spots of corrosion on obverse,
otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£400-500)
Provenance:
T.A. |an Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 1 1 April 1984, lot 82
Davissons Mai Ibid Sale 14, 15 November 2000 (561)
wwiu.dnw.co.uk
T
I IC
I8TH
IKY
Westmoreland
03 Kendal, Lutwyche's mule Penny, lion crest above R&D
cypher, rev. j ■ hall, etc, edge manufactured by w.
LUTWYCHE BIRMINGHAM, 1 7.58g/6h (DH 2). About
extremely fine, original colour, rare (£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection |from Baldwin]
04
Kendal, Lutwyche's mule Halfpence (6), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs. Justice standing (2), banbury
edge, 1 0.89g/6h (DH 4), Lancaster edge, 8.96g/6h (DH
4a); ship (4), ballymurtagh edge, 8.48g/6h (DH 5),
London edge, 9.03g/6h (DH 5a), edges plain (2),
7.17g/6h (DH 5c), 11.47g/6h (DH 6) [6|. DH 4, 5a and
6 about extremely fine and better, others very fine
(£50-70)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 5a only illustrated
35
Kendal, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, ruins of Kendal
Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.69g/12h (DH
Middlesex 142). Extremely fine with original colour and
attractive surfaces (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Kendal Castle, which dates to Norman times, was last occupied by the
Parr family, of whom Catherine was to become the sixth and last wife of
Henry VIII. A ruin for the last 400 years, the land was bought by the
corporation of Kendal in 1 897 as part of the town's celebrations for the
Queen's diamond jubilee year
Wiltshire
06 Devizes, John Baster, Halfpence, 1796 (4), breeches
edge, 9.31 g/6h (DH 2); grained over Anglesey edge,
9.67g/6h (DH 2a); edge grained, 9.84g/6h (DH 2b); edge
plain, 7.22g/5h (DH 2c) [4] . First and last fine, both
rare, others good very fine with original colour (£30-40)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 2a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 351 (part) [from Baldwin],
John Baster, tanner, breeches and glove manufacturer
1807 Holt, David Arnol, Halfpence (3), Fame blowing
trumpet, revs, sold at the spa house, etc (2), edge
grained, 9.60g/6h (DH 3), edge plain, 9.68g/12h (DH
3a), building, B below, 8.82g/6h (DH 4); mule Halfpenny
by Kempson, similar, rev. bust of George III right, edge
plain, 9.93g/12h (DH 6) |4|. DH 3 and 3a extremely
fine, former with virtually full original colour, latter
patinated, others good very fine or better (£6 0-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *3 and 4 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1 936, lot 351 (part) 13 from Verity, 4 from Spink].
David Arnot, proprietor of the Spa House, Holt, near Bradford-on-Avon,
opened a school for boys in September 1 794. The tokens state that the
mineral spa for which the town was once well known was discovered in
1 688; Holt's medicinal waters were also sold by his London agent, John
Griffiths, 27 St Alban's street (now Waterloo place]
1808 Holt, Kempson's mule Halfpence (4), view of the Spa
House, revs, beggar, 1 0 . 3 5 g/ 6 h (DH 7); legend,
1 0.1 5g/6h (DH 8); bust of George III, 1 0.1 4g/1 2h (DH
9); scales april 1796, 10.26g/6h (DH 11) [4 ] . Extremely
fine with original colour, all rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 1 1 only illustrated
1809 Salisbury, J. and T. Sharpe, Halfpenny, 1796, sharpes
edge, 8.29g/6h (DH 21); Skidmore's mule Halfpence (2),
edge grained, 8.95g/6h (DH 12), edge plain, 9.43g/6h
(DH 12a) [3 ] . DH 12 with two minor spots on reverse,
otherwise practically as struck and attractively
patinated, others good very fine with faded original
colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
DH 1 2 only illustrated. J. and T. Sharpe, grocers and tea dealers
www.dnw.co.uk
)F 1 8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1810 County series, Markes Lambe, Lutwyche's Halfpenny,
horseman galloping left, Wiltshire yeomanry cavalry
around, rev. three horseman left, one carrying flag, edge
grained, 9.39g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with original
colour, rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
About 650 struck for Markes Lambe, the Bath trader and numismatist.
On 4 June 1 794, at a meeting at the Bear Hotel in Devizes, the decision
was taken to create bodies of yeomanry cavalry throughout Wiltshire;
the first troop, of 56 yeomen, had already been formed at Bishops
Cannings on 12 May. Initially consisting of ten troops acting
independently and mustered over the following 12 months, they
combined to form a single regiment, the Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry,
on 1 5 April 1 797. It is suggested that these tokens were struck at about
that time. Command of the new body was given Sir Charles
Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury (1 773-1856), the captain of
the Marlborough troop and MP for the borough from 1 796 to 1 81 4. In
June 1798 all ten troops paraded for the first time at Devizes and
marched to Beckhampton Down, where Lady Bruce presented five
standards; the regiment then comprised 28 officers and 595 NCOs, a
total figure not unadjacent to the numbers of tokens struck, whether by
accident or design. Further details are sold with the lot
Worcestershire
1811 Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore's Penny, 1797, view
of a restored portion of Dudley Priory, rev. ED cypher
between sprigs of laurel, edge I promise to pay on
DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 23.42g/12h (DH 2). Usual
die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and patinated, rare
(£100-120)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912(100754)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Edward Davies, nail factor. Dudley Priory dates to the late 12th century
and is now a preserved ruin in the care of Dudley Metropolitan Borough
Council
1812 Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore's Penny, 1797, vie
of the ruins of Dudley Priory, rev. from the same die
previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bear
one penny, 24.76g/12h (DH 3). Extremely fine with
original colour, rare (£100-120)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912 (100753)
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1813 Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore's Penny, 1797, vie\.
of the ruined chapel of Dudley Castle, rev. from th
same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demani
the bearer one penny, 20.27g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine
with much original colour, especially on obverse, rare
(£120-150)
Provenance:
SNC February 1912 (97129)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Dudley Castle is a ruin with origins said to date to the 8th century, t
royalist garrison was besieged there in the Civil War and sever
damage was done to the infrastructure by a major fire which started o
24 July 1750 and burned for two days; the fire was caused by coi
counterfeiters working in the dungeons
1814 Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore's Penny, 1797, vie\A
of the ruined tower of Dudley Castle, rev. from the sarru
die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand th
bearer ONE penny, 22.96g/1 h (DH 5). Small spot by A of
castle, otherwise extremely fine and attractively
patinated, rare (£100-120)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912 (100654)
Fawcett/L i t man Co 1 1 ect ion
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION Ol 1 81 H CENTURY lOKEf
315 Dudley, Skidmore's Clerkenwell series, Penny, from the
same obv. die as previous, rev. shield of arms, edge
lettered, 23.81g/12h (DH Middlesex 151 ). Almost
extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Coillection (acquired February 1950]
116 Dudley, Spence's mule Halfpence (4), distant view of
Dudley Castle, revs, shepherd, clear date, edge plain,
10.48g/6h (DH 7); partly obliterated date (3), edge
grained, 9.40g/6h (DH 8), LONDON and engrailed edge,
9.53g/6h (DH 8a), edge plain [filed], 9.35g/5h (DH 8b)
[4]. All extremely fine , DH 8a with much original colour,
DH 8b with obverse off-centre but very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 8 J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Clendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 328 (part) [from Baldwin May 1914]
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 328 (part) [7 from Baldwin September 1915, *8a from Baldwin
December 1 909, 8b gift of 'J.E.']
17 Dudley, Spence's mule Halfpence (3), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, noted advocates, etc,
LONDON and engrailed edge, 9.21 g/1 h (DH 9); seated
Britannia, edge plain, 1 2.1 0 g/ 6 h (DH 10); caduceus,
Spence edge, 12.68g/5h (DH 11) [3]. Second very fine
and with usual weakly struck characteristics but
retaining original colour and very rare, others about
extremely fine (£100-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 March 1 958, lot 328
(part) |9 from Baldwin December 1909, 10 from Baldwin October
1 923, *1 1 from Spink December 1 91 0]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1818 Dudley, Spence's mule Halfpence (3), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, cat, SPENCE edge, 12.67g/6h
(DH 12); three armed citizens, Spence edge, 11.48g/6h
(DH 13); heart and hand, London and engrailed edge,
9.33g/6h (DH 14) [3] . Extremely fine, first patinated,
others with original colour but DH 14 with minor spots
on obverse, DH 13 very rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 14 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 191 1, lot
184 (part), W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 328 (part) [from J.H. Daniels]
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 328 (part) [12 from J.H. Daniels November 1906, *13 from
Baldwin October 1923]
1819 Dudley, Spence's mule Halfpence (3), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, heart and hand, edge plain,
7.41 g/3 h (DH 14b); Highlander, spence edge, 12.24g/6h
(DH 15b); lion and cock, spence edge, 11.55g/6h (DH
16) [3], About extremely fine, all patinated, rare
(£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 1 5b T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911,
lot 184 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
March 1958, lot 328 (part) [from J.H. Daniels)
Others W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 328 (part) (14b from Baldwin May 1914, 16 from Spink
December 1910]
1820 Dudley, Spence's mule Halfpence (2), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, lion and cock, LONDON and
engrailed edge, 10.28g/12h (DH 16a); conjoined heads
of man and ass, spence * edge, 11.50g/6h (DH 17b) [21.
Extremely fine with much original colour, both rare
(£120-150)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 328
(part) |*1 6a from Baldwin December 1909, 17b from Baldwin
September 1 91 5 (described as 1 7 in sale catalogue)]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
www.dnw.co.uk
PAR r 2
CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. S
1821 Dudley, Spence's mule Halfpence (3), from the same
obv. die as previous, revs, men under tree, edge plain,
10.39g/12h (DH 18); view of the Bastille, edge plain,
7.91 g/1 h (DH 19); boys at turnstile, 10.31 g/6h (DH 20)
[3]. Second very fine but struck from a 'bar end' of
metal, flan partly sheared, others good very fine, all rare
(£80-100)
Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 328
(part) [ 1 8 from R. Dalton November 1913, 19 and *20 from R. Dalton
March 1 91 2 ]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1822 Evesham, Thomas Thompson, Skidmore's Penny, 1796,
frontal elevation of Abbot's Tower, rev. TT cypher in
wreath, JUNE 6 and date below, edge l promise to pay on
DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 24.10g/12h (DH 6).
Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare
(£200-250)
Provenance:
SNC May 1912 (100655)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
60 struck. Struck to mark the return of the issuer as MP for Evesham at
the election in June 1 796. Thomas Thompson, like his fellow MP Robert
Biddulph who represented Herefordshire (Spence Part I, 1285-8), was a
member of the Whig party. Along with the Tory Sir John Rushout, Bt
(tOctober 1800, aged 62), Thompson had also been elected for
Evesham in the previous election in 1 790, when he polled 407 votes.
Thompson, the bastard son of the token collector Mr Levi, of 39
Piccadilly, London, was also a token collector himself
1823 Hagley, Spence's Halfpenny, man angling on river-bank,
fishing-box under trees at left, rev. snail on river-bank,
tree and bridge in background, edge plain, 10.34g/6h
(DH 21). Very fine and patinated, rare £ 100-150 )
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Baldwinl.
Hagley Hall and Park, largely the creation of George, 1st Lord Lyttelton
(1709-73), secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales. The Park,
landscaped in the 1740s and 1750s, featured the very latest in
arboricultural thinking, which captured the minds of the likes of Horace
Walpole anrl the Scottish poet James Thomson (1 700-48), who wrote "I
am most charmed... particularly with a winding dale. ..enlivened by a
stream that now gushing from mossy rocks, now falling in cascades,
and now spreading into a calm length of water, forms the most natural
and pleasing scene imaginable"
1824 Hagley, Spence's mule Halfpenny, from the same obv
die as previous, rev. shepherd, date partly obliteratec
edge plain, 12.67g/5h (DH 22). Very fine, reverse
better, rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, Ic
353 (part)
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1825 Kidderminster, T. Santer, Halfpenny, 1791, arms of the
See of Worcester, rev. woolpack and palm branches
edge plain, 12.16 g/ 6 h (DH 23); Skidmore's mule
Halfpenny, woolpack and palm branches, rev. bust o
David Garrick left, edge plain, 11.35 g/6 h (DH 26a) [2]
Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, both rare
(£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 23 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 Februan
1936, lot 354 (part) (from Spink]
DH 26a SNC June 1 91 2 (1 01 897)
1826 Stourbridge, R. Astin, Skidmore's Halfpenny, 1797, viev\
of St Michael's Church, Brierley Hill, rev. ra cypher,
edge engrailed, 9.27g/6h (DH 32). Extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
St Michael's church, South street, Brierley Hill, erected c. 1 767
WWW. (lllW.CO.uk
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKEN
827 Worcester, Visit of George III, 1708, brass medalets
(11), all with bust of George III right, viz. by J.B.
[perhaps J. Bullock], rev. crown above musical
instruments, 24.5mm, 3.60g/6h (DM 37; BUM 274;
Hawkins 3); by ). Davies (3), similar, 24mm, 3.99g/5h
(DH 38; BHM 275; Hawkins 4), 25mm, 3.97g/6h (DIH 39;
BHM 275; Hawkins 5), 24mm, 3.57g/6h (DH 40; BHM
275; Hawkins 6); by C. James (3), similar, 21mm (2),
2.68g/5h, plated, 2.76g/5h (both DH 42; BHM 273;
Hawkins 4), 22mm, plated, 2.65g/6h (DH 43; BHM 273;
Hawkins 5); by Wilmore, Alston & Co (4), revs, crowned
shield, 24.5mm (3), 3.79g/12h (DH 33; BHM 277;
Hawkins 3), plated (2), 3.56g/12h (DH 34; BHM 277;
Hawkins 3), 4.07g/12h (DH 36; BHM 277; Hawkins 3),
25mm, 3.68g/12h (DH 35; BHM 277; Hawkins 3) [11],
DH 35, 36 and 42 extremely fine, DH 34, 38, plated 42
and 43 very fine, others fine, a good group of this series
(£60-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Lilman Collection, additionally:
DH 42 plated from Seaby
DH 43 SNC June 1912 (101902)
These medalets commemorate the visit by the King to Worcester from
August 6-8 1 788, when the annual Three Choirs meeting, the oldest
music festival in the world, triennially rotated between Worcester,
Gloucester and Hereford and traditionally held towards the end of
August each year, was moved to accomodate him and his wish for his
own band to accompany the musicians
128 County series, Skidmore's Penny, dove on lyre between
olive branches, peace love and harmony, rev. ms cypher,
PENNY PAYABLE IN WORCESTERSHIRE, edge I PROMISE TO PAY ON
DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY, 24.67g/12h (DH 1).
Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£100-150)
Provenance:
W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November
1 944, lot 263 (part)
Fawcett/Litman Collection [from Seaby]
Yorkshire
29 Bedale, James Metcalf, Skidmore's Halfpence, 1792 (2),
Skidmore edge, 1 3 .3 8g/1 2 h (DH 9a), edge plain,
1l.04g/6h (DH 9c) [2], First extremely fine, second
good very fine, both patinated (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 9c F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 356 (part) [from Spink].
DH 9a only illustrated
FORMED BY Dr L3AVID I . SPENC
1830 Beverley, J. Green, Halfpenny, 1797, pawnbroker's balls,
rev. money lent on plate wearing apparel &c, etc, edge
plain, 9.55g/6h (DH 13). No traces of overstriking,
virtually as struck with flawless fields, attractively
patinated, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot
356 (part) |from Spink]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
1831 B owes, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, remains of
Bowes Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.25g/12h (DH
Middlesex 143). Extremely fine with considerable original
colour (£120-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Bowes Castle, built by Alan, Earl of Richmond in the late 1 1th century
on the site of the old Roman station of Lavatrae, was a ruin within 200
years and the remains are now listed
1832 Guisborough, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, remains
of Guisborough Abbey, rev. from the same die as
previous, edge lettered, 1 9 . 0 1 g/1 2 h (DH Middlesex 144).
Usual die faults on obverse, otherwise extremely fine
with original colour (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Guisborough Priory was founded in the 1 2th century by the ancestors of
Robert the Bruce. For generations it was their favourite place of burial
and, somewhere under the neatly manicured lawns, lie the remains of
the Scottish King's father and other relatives
wwiv.dmv.co.uk
F 18TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1833 Huddersfield, John Downing, Halfpence, 1793 (2),
downincs edge, 9.02g/6h (DH 15), London edge,
9.08g/6h (DH 15a); Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co,
Halfpence, 1791 (4), all carton edges, 12.83g/6h (DH
17), 1 2.54g/6h (DH 18), 12.58g/6h (DH 19), 12.67g/6h
(DH 21); Hancock's mule Halfpence (5), revs, ship,
undated, hull edge, 10.08g/5h (DH 22), ship, 1794 (2),
CURRENT EVERY WHERE edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 23), LONDON
edge, 10.1 3g/6 h (DH 23a), Hope standing, hull edge,
8.81 g/6 h (DH 24), St Andrew with Cross, LONDON edge,
9.79g/6h (DH 25) [11]. DH 17 and 21 extremely fine ,
DH 18 fine, others very fine (£6 0-80)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 15, *17, 19, 22, 23, 24 and 25 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining
Auction, 1 2-1 3 February 1 936, lot 357 (part) [1 5 and 22 from Verity, 1 9
from W. Sykes, 24 from Spink]
DH 1 5a and 1 8 W. Longman Collection, Clendining Auction, 1 2-1 3
March 1958, lot 339 (part) [15a from Baldwin January 1910, 18 from R.
Dalton March 1912]
DH 21 from Baldwin
DH 25 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot
197 (part), F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February
1936, lot 357 (part) [from Baldwin via R. Dalton].
John Downing, grocer and tea dealer; a specimen of DH Yorkshire 1 5b,
aka DH Lancashire 127 bis, was in Spence Part I, 1315. Jonathan
Garton, linen draper, Market place and trustee of Holy Trinity church
(Whitting, 1969, p.33)
1834 Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, arms, rev.
fleece, edge payable by samuel birchall, 12.01 g/6 h (DH
28). Light die flaw and small spot by fleece, otherwise
extremely fine and attractively patinated with a hint of
original colour, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
358 (part)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Samuel Birchall (T1814), antiquarian and publisher of A Descriptive
list of the Provincial Copper Coins or Tokens issued between .. .1 786
and 1796; a portion of his collection of coins and tokens was sold by
Puttick & Simpson in July 1 869
1835 Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same
dies as previous, edge payable in Anglesey London o
LIVERPOOL, 14.1 6g/6h (DH 28a). Virtually as struck and
attractively patinated, very rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Bt Spink January 1974
1836 Leeds, Henry Brownbill, Halfpence, 1793 (8), brownbill
edges (7), 12.1 2g/6h (DH 33), 12.37g/6h (DH 34,
bronzed), 12.1 8g/6h (DH 35), 1 2.01 g/6h (DH 36).
11.80g/6h (DH 37), 12.60g/6h (DH 39), 12.32g/6h (DH
41, bronzed); edge plain, 11.90g/6h (DH 35a) 1 8 ] .
Bronzed pieces extremely fine with brilliant fields, DH 39
about fine, DH 33 and 36 good fine, others good very
fine (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 33, 35 and 37 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 357 (part) [35 from Baldwin, 37 from J. Henry]
DH 36 Major R.W. Richardson Collection, W. Longman Collection,
Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 339 (part) [from Spink
January 19181
*DH 41 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 339 (part) [gift of 'J.E.'I.
Henry Brownbill, watchmaker and silversmith, 19-20 Briggate,
succeeded by his son Thomas. The true progenitor of the Brownbill
tokens was Samuel Birchall, who first contacted Matthew Boulton in
December 1 792. The order was remitted quickly, with specimens that
were presumably bronzed sent to Leeds in February 1 793, followed by
the bulk of the tokens in two batches despatched in March (Doty, CTCI
June 1998, pp. 26-9)
www.dnw.co.uk
THE COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY TOKE
FORMED BY Dr DAVIE:
RT 2
837 Leeds, Richard Paley, Halfpence, 1791 (6), all paley
edges, 1 2.50g/6h (DH 44), 12.34g/6h (DH 45),
1 2.47g/1 2h (DH 46), 12.20g/6h (DH 47), I2.52g/6h (DH
48), 1 2 . 6 9g/6 h (DH 51); Lutwyche's imitation
Halfpenny, 1791, London edge, 10.00g/12h (DH 52);
mule Halfpence by Hancock/Lutwyche (3), revs. Bishop
Blaize, Anglesey edge, 10.58g/6h (DH 53), fleece,
CLACKE edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 54), bust of John of Gaunt,
Anglesey edge, 10.69g/12h (DH 55) [10]. First six about
extremely fine or better, last two very fine, others fine
(£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcetl/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *44, 46, 48, 51, 52 and 53 W. Longman Collection, Glendining
Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 339 (part) |44 from Lincoln October
1 91 5 (catalogued as 43), 46, 52 and 53 from R. Dalton March 1 91 2, 48
from Baldwin September 1 91 5, 51 gift of 'J.E.'l
DH 45, 47 and 55 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 357 (part) [45 and 47 from W, Sykes, 55 from
Baldwin]
DH 54 A.W. Jan Collection.
Richard Paley (1746-1808), maltster, soap boiler and speculative
property developer (Dykes, BN] 2004, p.197). Fora discussion on DH
53, see Doty, CTC ] March 1999, pp.26-9
338
Leyburn, Prattent's Penny, 1797, view of Bolton Castle,
rev. urn between scythes and sprigs of laurel, arrow,
skull and hour-glass below, time destroys all things and
date, edge on demand in London Liverpool or Anglesey,
28.76g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with a hint of original
colour, very rare (£500-700)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection |from Baldwin],
Bolton Castle was built in the late 14th century by Richard le Scrope, 1st
Lord Scrope of Bolton. A massive fortress with walls 9 feet thick, Mary
Queen of Scots was imprisoned there in 1 568-9 and a party of Royalists
was starved into submission over a period of 1 5 months during the Civil
War. For much of the 18th century it was a ruin, eventually inherited
though marriage by Thomas Orde-Powlett (1746-1807), who was
created Baron Bolton of Bolton Castle on 20 October 1 797
1839 Malton, Westwood's Penny, 1798, bust of Edmund
Burke right, rev. Fame blowing trumpet, BRITISH ORATOR,
etc, edge plain, 24.22g/6h (DH 3). Minor scuffing in
fields, almost extremely fine and bronzed, rare
(£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Edmund Burke (1729-97), Anglo-Irish statesman, author and orator,
successively Whig MP for Wendover, Bristol and Malton, 1 765-94, a
vocal supporter of American independence
1840 Malton, Westwood's Penny, 1798, in white metal, from
the same dies as previous, edge plain, 21.67g/6h (DH 3,
not listed in white metal). Some surface blistering,
otherwise very fine and of the highest rarity, the only
specimen seen by the cataloguer (£150-200)
Provenance:
Source not recorded, but in collection by 1975
1841 Rievaulx, Skidmore's Clerkenwell series, Penny, ruins of
Rievaulx Abbey, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered,
24.34g/6h (DH Middlesex 159). Extremely fine with
virtually full original colour, attractive (£100-150)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
The abbey of Rievaulx, the first Cistercian outpost in the North, was
established in 1 1 32 but has been unoccupied since the Dissolution
www.dnw.co.uk
8TH CENTURY TOKENS FORMED BY Dr DAVID L. SPENCE - PART 2
1842 Ripon, Kempson's Penny, view of the ruins of Fountains
Abbey, rev. jk cypher within wreath of flowers, edge
plain, 18.69g/6h (DH 2). Extremely fine and patinated,
rare (£90-120)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
Fountains Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1 1 32, was sold
after the Dissolution to Sir Richard Gresham. It was then resold by a
descendant, William Gresham of Itwood, to Stephen Proctor who was
responsible for building Fountains Hall with some of the stone from the
abbey. The building passed through several hands until 1768 when it
was purchased by William Aislabie (+1 781 , aged 81) who set about
preserving what had remained. Today it is administered by the National
Trust
1843 Sheffield, John Hands, Halfpence, 1794 (4), men at
anvil type (2), 1 0.69g/1 Oh (DH 57), 1 1 .61 g/6h (DH 58),
crossed hands type (2), both edges engrailed,
10.81 g/ 1 2 h (DH 59), 10.96g/12h (DH 60); issuer
uncertain, Halfpence, 1 793 (2), edge engrailed,
10.39g/11h (DH 56), edge plain, 1l.55g/12h (DH 56b)
[6 ] . DH 58 extremely fine for this crude issue and very
rare, DH 57, 59 and 60 very fine, others fine (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 56b, 57 and 60 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13
February 1 936, lot 360 (part) [56b from Verity, 57 from R. Dalton]
DH 59 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March
1958, lot 339 (part) |from W.C. Weight February 1914].
DH 58 only illustrated
1844 Sheffield, Constitutional Society, Skidmore's Halfpenny
1792, cap of Liberty on pole, rev. oval shield flanked b-
four flags, UNITE & be FREE above, to preserve is tc
conquer below, edge payable at Macclesfield liverpoo
or congleton, 1 2.1 6 g/6 h (DH 61). Extremely fine and
attractively patinated, rare (£200-300)
Provenance;
W. Sykes Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 245.
The Sheffield Constitutional Society was founded at the end of 1 791 by
Joseph Gales (1761-1841). Gales, born at Eckington, Derbyshire, was;
printer by trade who moved to Sheffield in 1 784. He met Thomas Paint
who urged him to start publishing his own radical newspaper, and the
first edition of the Sheffield Register appeared in June 1787. Thi
successful paper combined a fresh outlook on local matters with liveh
political comment penned by Gales, and by May 1 794 was selling 2,00C
copies a week. Through his media contacts Gales was recruited tc
serve on the committee of the London Corresponding Society, while
back in Sheffield he had organised a petition in support of universa
suffrage, which 8,000 inhabitants of the city signed. His activities were
brought to the attention of William Pitt, whose government was
distrustful of the radical movement in Sheffield and had moved to star
arresting members of the various corresponding societies. Charged with
conspiracy, Gales fled to Germany in June 1794. He subsequently-
emigrated to the USA, settling in Philadelphia where he edited the
Independent Gazetteer, then moving to Raleigh, NC in October 179S
to begin the Raleigh Register. Sold with much further backgrounc
information
1845 Yarm, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, remains of Yarm
Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 2 4 . 3 7 g/ 1 1 h (DH
Middlesex 145). Weakly struck as usual and reverse a
little off-centre, otherwise extremely fine with original
colour, very rare (£200-250)
Provenance:
Baldwin Auction 24, 9-10 October 2000, lot 1145.
From medieval times Yarm was the most important town and port on
the River Tees, but there is no evidence that it ever had a castle
1846 York, James Carlill, Halfpenny, 1796, bust of
Constantine the Great left with standard, rev. arms,
edge PAYABLE AT YORK, 11.85g/12h (DH 69). Virtually as
struck with full original colour, rare (£80-100)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection [with pre-1910 I. LI. Daniels ticket].
200 struck. James Bellamy Carlill, watchmaker
www.dnw.co.uk
)LLECTIC
:entury Ti
1847
York, James Carl ill. Halfpenny, 1796, female seated
left, supporting arms of York, eboracum in exergue, rev.
symbols of Liberty, Justice and Peace, edge plain,
1 1 ,83g/1 2 h (DH 70). Extremely fine, obverse with much
original colour, reverse partly toned, rare (£120-150)
Provenance:
F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot
362 (part)
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
200 struck
848 York, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1795 (2), YORK edge,
9.81g/6h (DH 63), Dublin edge, 9.20g/6h (DH 63a); B.
Hobson, brass check, 27.5mm, 5.06g/6h (DH 65) [3],
DH 63a about fine and rare, others about extremely fine
but last scratched on reverse (£40-60)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 63 and 65 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Clendining Auction, 12-13
February 1936, lot 360 (part) [63 from Baldwin].
B. Hobson, ironmonger and cutler
849 County series, Benjamin Smith & Co, Skidmore's
Halfpenny, 1798, bust of George III right, rev. BS & CO
cypher, benn. smith & co. iron-refiners Yorkshire around,
edge COVENTRY TOKEN, 13.51 g/1 2h (DH 8). Usual die
flaws on obverse, extremely fine, obverse with full
original colour, attractive and rare (£150-200)
Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.
ORMED 13 Y
End of Auction 67A
For Auction 67B, see separate catalogue
www.dnw.co.uk
Notes
D I X NOONAN W I II II
DNW
Aim 1 1 ii h i* i* f % A VjIiii'M
Meet us at COINEX!
We'll be exhibiting at the 27th International COINEX at The Platinum Suite, Excel 1, Western Gateway, Royal
Victoria Dock, London El 6, on 30 September and I October, and accepting material for our future auctions.
Forthcoming Auctions of Coins and Medals for 2005
Friday, 23 September
The Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals (Part III - Final)
and in a separate catalogue
Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria
Includes Medals from the Collection of Trevor Harris
A Collection of Medals to the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
Auction 67 - Wednesday, 28 September
Important British and World Coins
Includes the Tony Abramson Collections of Celtic Coins and EHenry VI Groats
Hammered Silver Crowns from the Warwick Collection
The Tood Collection of British Milled Sovereigns
A Group of Victorian Sovereigns collected by Die Number
The Joanna Tansley Collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials
An Important Group of Coins of South Africa and Rhodesia
Auction 67B - Thursday, 29 September
Important British and World Banknotes
Includes the Collection of Irish Banknotes formed by the late George Foster, of Belfast (Part I)
A Group of Bradbury Wilkinson Colour Trials
Auction 68 - Friday, 25 November
Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Flistorical and Art Medals,
Numismatic Books and Banknotes
Includes 18th Century British Trade Tokens from a Private Collection
British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer (Part IV)
We are accepting material for this auction until Monday, 10 October
2006 provisional coin auction calendar: 15 March • 21 June • 27-8 September • 13 December
More details of all forthcoming DNW auctions will be found by visiting www.dnw.co.uk
To consign material to our auctions, please call any of the DNW team on (+44) 020 7016 1 700
The definitive website
for everyone interested in coins and medals!
www.dnw.co.uk
Whether buying, selling, researching or just browsing, the DNW website features one of the
most comprehensive and useful suites of numismatic web pages you'll find anywhere -
and there's absolutely no charge to use any of the services on offer!
• One of the largest online numismatic databases in the world
• Over 70,000 full coin, token, medal and banknote entries, complete with estimates and prices realised
• Accurate, up to date valuations for all types of numismatic material
• Ultra-sophisticated customised search options
• Special collections highlighted
• Fully illustrated Art Medal gallery
• The latest DNW news in InterNews
• Informative articles on a variety of subjects in InterFormative
• The only international coin and medal auction calendar on the Internet
• Free online identification and valuation service
• View lots immediately they have been catalogued - often months before the auction!
(Site carries extra illustrations of lots not photographed for the printed catalogue)
• Submit your commission bids online for forthcoming auctions
• Check bidding or selling results while the auction is taking place
• View and print complete prices realised lists for any DNW auction
• View despatch status of any international shipment
• Check your live account balance - even pay online if you wish!
• Check your catalogue subscription status and re-subscribe online
And more...
All transactions protected by secure encryption technologies with immediate confirmations
All communication is direct to our server - no e-mail is involved
The DNW website. Updated daily.
Important Information for Buyers
Absentee Bids
If instructed we will execute bids and advise intending purchasers. No
charge is made for this service. Lots will always be bought as cheaply as is
allowed by such other bids and reserves as are on our books. In the event of
identical bids, the earliest will take precedence. Always indicate a 'top limit'
- the amount to which you would bid if you were attending the auction
yourself. 'Buy' or unlimited bids will not be accepted.
All bids must be confirmed in writing, by fax or e-mail and should be
received by 6pm GMT on the day before the auction. Although we will
endeavour to execute all late bids, Dix Noonan Webb cannot accept
responsibility for any bids received on the day of the auction itself.
Commission Form
Further advice to bidders and purchasers may be found on the commission
form included with this catalogue. Please use this form when sending bids to
us.
Buyers' Premium
A buyers' premium of 1 5 percent on the hammer price (plus VAT if resident
in the European Union) is payable by the buyer of all lots.
Pre-sale Estimates
The pre-sale estimates are intended as a guide for prospective purchasers.
Any bid between the listed figures would, in our opinion, offer a fair chance
of success. However all lots, depending on the degree of competition, can
realise prices either above or below the listed estimates.
Methods of Payment
All payments must be made in pounds sterling. Payment may be made by
transfer direct to Dix Noonan Webb's account at:
Lloyds TSB
Piccadilly London Branch
39 Piccadilly
London W1 J OAA
Sort Code: 30-96-64
Account No: 0622865
Swift Code: LOYDGB2L
Con ditions
Conditions mainly concerning Buyers
1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the 'hammer price' and any dispute
shall be settled at the auctioneer's absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be
deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written
acknowledgement by Dix Noonan Webb that he acts as agent on behalf of a
named principal.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not exceed
the previous bid by at least 5 percent or by such other proportion as the
auctioneer shall in his absolute discretion direct.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Dix Noonan Webb a premium of 15 percent on the
'hammer price' and agrees that Dix Noonan Webb, when acting as agent for
the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with
Condition 15.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers' premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the
purchaser is resident in the European Union.
5 Payment
Immediately a lot is sold the buyer shall:
(a) give to Dix Noonan Webb his or her name and address and, if so
requested, proof of identity; and
Please include your name, account number and invoice number with the
instructions to the bank.
Alternative methods of payment which will enable immediate clearance of
purchases include cash, bankers drafts, credit cards (Master Card, Visa and
American Express) and debit cards. Although personal and company cheques
are accepted, buyers are advised that property will not be released until such
cheques have cleared.
Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £8,000 (eight
thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.
Purchases will be despatched as soon as possible upon receipt of your
written despatch instructions and full payment in pounds sterling for the lots
you have bought. Carriage will be at the buyer's expense. Estimates and
advice on all methods of despatch can be provided upon request.
All credit card payments are subject to an additional charge of 2 percent.
Insurance cover will be arranged unless otherwise specified and will be
added to the carriage charge.
Clearance of Purchases
Buyers who have not established a credit arrangement with Dix Noonan
Webb will be asked to pay for their purchases in pounds sterling when they
wish to take possession of them. It is regretted that Dix Noonan Webb cannot
take banker's references over the telephone at the time of clearance and that
buyers cannot take possession of their purchases until cheques are cleared.
If buyers wish to pay for their purchases by cheque they are urged to arrange
clearance of their cheques well in advance of the sale by supplying
appropriate banker's references.
Buyers will be requested to supply a reasonable means of identification at the
time of payment.
Lots will only be released to the purchaser, or his or her authorised
representative, if full payment in pounds sterling has been received by Dix
Noonan Webb, together with settlement of any charges due.
of Business
(b) pay to Dix Noonan Webb the 'total amount due' in pounds sterling
(unless credit terms have been agreed with Dix Noonan Webb before the
auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of
£8,000 (eight thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one
auction.
6 Dix Noonan Webb may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with
the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take
possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of
payment by a determined future date of the 'total amount due'.
7 Any payments by a buyer to Dix Noonan Webb may be applied by Dix
Noonan Webb towards any sums ow'ing from that buyer to Dix Noonan
Webb on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the
buyer, his or her agent, w'hether expressed or implied.
8 Collection of purchases
The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or
she has made payment in full to Dix Noonan Webb of the 'total amount due'
in pounds sterling.
9 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased
not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit
terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment
to Dix Noonan Webb of the 'total amount due'.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance
charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the
auction.
(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Dix Noonan Webb staff is
undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles,
will be undertaken only at Dix Noonan Webb's discretion. In no event will
Dix Noonan Webb be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the
cause.
10 Buyers' responsibilities for lots purchased
The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the
time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction,
whichever is the sooner. Neither Dix Noonan Webb nor its servants or agents
shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether
caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under
its control.
11 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions
6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Dix
Noonan Webb as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and
without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one
or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at
the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale
and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Dix Noonan Webb any resulting
deficiency in the 'total amount due' (after deduction of any part payment and
addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer
and, in the case of storage, either at Dix Noonan Webb premises or
elsewhere.
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total
amount due' to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days
after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other
auction and release it only after payment of the 'total amount due'.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer
at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in
future.
(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming
due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the 'total amount due' and
to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Dix
Noonan Webb's possession for any purpose.
12 Liability of Dix Noonan Webb and sellers
(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all
faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues
are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale
as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own
judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the
obligations accepted by Dix Noonan Webb under this Condition, none of the
seller, Dix Noonan Webb, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of
descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty
whatever is given by Dix Noonan Webb, its servants or agents, or any seller
to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or
warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a 'deliberate forgery' may be returned by the
buyer to Dix Noonan Webb within 1 5 days of the date of the auction in the
same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by
a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at
which it was purchased. If Dix Noonan Webb is satisfied that the item is a
'deliberate forgery' and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and
marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set
aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided
that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance
with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly
indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or
(ii) the only method of establishing at the date of publication of the catalogue
that the lot was a 'deliberate forgery' was by means of scientific processes not
generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a
process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer's claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid
in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or
expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely
and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be
and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Dix
Noonan Webb in respect of the lot sold.
Conditions mainly concerning Sellers and Consignors
1 3 Warranty of title and availability
The seller warrants to Dix Noonan Webb and to the buyer that he or she is
the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property
by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the
property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Dix
Noonan Webb, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or
damage suffered by either in consequence or any breach on the part of the
seller.
14 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot,
being the minimum 'hammer price' at which that lot may be treated as sold.
A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent
of Dix Noonan Webb. Dix Noonan Webb may at their option sell at a
'hammer price' below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to
which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had
the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the
auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
15 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Dix Noonan Webb to deduct commission at the 'stated
rate' and 'expenses' from the 'hammer price' and acknowledges Dix Noonan
Webb's right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.
16 Rescission of sale
If before Dix Noonan Webb remit the 'sale proceeds' to the seller, the buyer
makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Dix Noonan Webb
is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Dix Noonan Webb is authorised
to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Dix Noonan
Webb in respect of the lot.
1 7 Payment of sale proceeds
Dix Noonan Webb shall remit the 'sale proceeds' to the seller not later than
35 days after the auction, but if by that date Dix Noonan Webb has not
received the 'total amount due' from the buyer then Dix Noonan Webb will
remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the
'total amount due' is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been
agreed between Dix Noonan Webb and the buyer, Dix Noonan Webb shall
remit to the seller the sale proceeds not later than 35 days after the auction
unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
18 If the buyer fails to pay to Dix Noonan Webb the 'total amount due'
within 3 weeks after the auction, Dix Noonan Webb will endeavour to notify
the seller and take the seller's instructions as to the appropriate course of
action and, so far as in Dix Noonan Webb’s opinion is practicable, will assist
the seller to recover the 'total amount due' from the buyer. If circumstances
do not permit Dix Noonan Webb to take instructions from the seller, the
seller authorises Dix Noonan Webb at the seller's expense to agree special
terms for payment of the 'total amount due', to remove, store and insure the
lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Dix
Noonan Webb shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as
are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if
necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer.
19 If, notwithstanding that the buyer (.tils to pay to Dix Noonan Webb the
'total amount due' within three weeks after the auction, Dix Noonan Webb
remits the 'sale proceeds' to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to
Dix Noonan Webb.
20 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Dix Noonan Webb reserve the
right to charge a fee of 15% of Dix Noonan Webb's then latest estimate or
middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with
Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the European Union, and
'expenses' incurred in relation to the property.
21 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Dix Noonan Webb full and absolute right to photograph and
illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and
illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at
any lime at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the
auction).
22 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Dix Noonan Webb shall notify the seller
accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for
sale or to collect the lot.
23 Dix Noonan Webb reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half
of the 'stated rates' calculated on the 'bought-in price' and in addition
'expenses' in respect of any unsold lots.
General conditions and definitions
24 Dix Noonan Webb sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated
wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for
any default by seller or buyer.
25 Any representation or statement by Dix Noonan Webb, in any catalogue
as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance,
condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every
person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to
such matters and neither Dix Noonan Webb nor its servants or agents are
responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
26 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at
the auction, Dix Noonan Webb will, if so instructed, execute bids on their
behalf. Neither Dix Noonan Webb nor its servants or agents are responsible
for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
27 Dix Noonan Webb shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission
to its premises or attendance at its auctions by any person.
28 Dix Noonan Webb has absolute discretion without giving any reason to
refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw
any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction
again.
29 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions,
proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or
suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity.
(b) Dix Noonan Webb declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants
and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the
extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and
agents.
30 Any notice by Dix Noonan Webb to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder
or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be
deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
31 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters
connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Dix Noonan
Webb hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all
other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
English courts.
32 In these Conditions:
(a) 'catalogue' includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or
other publication;
(b) 'hammer price' means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the
auctioneer to the buyer;
(c) 'total amount due' means the 'hammer price' in respect of the lot sold
together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional
charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) 'deliberate forgery' means an imitation made with the intention of
deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which
is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the
date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had
been in accordance with that description;
(e) 'sale proceeds' means the net amount due to the seller being the 'hammer
price' of the lot sold less commission at the 'stated rates' and 'expenses' and
any other amounts due to Dix Noonan Webb by the seller in whatever
capacity and howsoever arising;
(0 'stated rate' means Dix Noonan Webb published rates of commission for
the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) 'expenses' in relation to the sale of any lot means Dix Noonan Webb
charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, packing
and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(h) 'bought-in price' means 5 percent more than the highest bid received
below the reserve.
33 Vendors' commission of sales
A commission of 1 5 percent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on
lots sold.
34 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and advertising are subject to VAT if the
seller is resident in the European Union.
Bankers:
Lloyds TSB
Piccadilly London Branch
39 Piccadilly
London W1J OAA
Sort Code: 30-96-64
Account No. 0622865
Swift Code: LOYDGB2L
IBAN: CB70LOYD30966400622865
BIC: LOYDGB21 085
Notes
Saleroom Notices
Any saleroom notices pertaining to this auction are automatically posted at the head
of the InlerNews section on the DNW website. Prospective bidders are urged to
consult this facility before sending bids.
Catalogue Illustrations and the Internet
Prospective bidders are reminded that the DNW website carries enhanced high-
resolution enlarged colour illustrations of all the items illustrated in this catalogue.
Bidding in DNW Auctions
We are pleased to accept bids for items in this auction by several methods. A
commission form is enclosed with this catalogue for your convenience; this should be
completed and mailed to us so that we receive it by Wednesday, 28 September at the
latest. Alternatively, bids can be faxed on this form to +44 (20) 701 6 1 799 up to 1 8.00
GMT on 28 September. If you are an established DNW client you may bid by e-mail
to auctions@dnw.co.uk or telephone your bids to us up to 18.00 GMT on 28
September. Alternatively you may bid directly via the Members' Enclosure on the
DNW website until 08.00 GMT on 29 September.
Viewing
All the lots in this auction are available to view, strictly by appointment only, at 16
Bolton Street, on weekdays from Monday 5 September to Tuesday 20 September. All
appointments to view must be made with the Coin Department by telephoning 020
7016 1700.
The public view is at Bolton Street on Monday and Tuesday, 26 and 27 September,
from 10.00 to 1 7.00 both days, and at the auction venue, the New Connaught Rooms,
on Wednesday and Thursday, 28 and 29 September, from 08.00.
We regret that owing to another DNW auction taking place the week before this sale,
it will not be possible to view the coins in this auction on 21 , 22 or 23 September.
Prices Realised
A full list of prices realised can be viewed and printed from the Internet at
www.dnw.co.uk from 21.00 GMT on 29 September. Telephone enquiries are
welcome from 09.00 GMT on 30 September.
Lot Pick-Up at COINEX
Successful bidders may arrange to collect and pay for their lots at the
COINEX show, where DNW will be exhibiting. The show is open on
Friday 30 September from 11.00 to 18.30, and on Saturday 1
October from 10.00 to 16.00. If you wish to take advantage of this
facility and save postage costs, please state 'Lot Pick-up COINEX' on
your bidding form, or advise Christopher Webb on 020 701 6 1 801 .
Notes
DIX NOONAN WEIIB
DNW
I
Auctioneer* A Valuer*
American Numismatic Societ
8060
00014 2067
www.dnw.co.uk
Dix Noonan Webb, established in 1991, are located in a six-storey Georgian building in the heart of London's Mayfair, two
minutes walk from Green Park underground station.
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St
/ Green Park
(Piccadilly, Victoria and
Jubilee line*)
Green Park
CONSTITUTION
Sf James Pa
Hyde Park
Corner
Our staff of experts collectively have over 200
years of experience on all aspects of
numismatics, including coins of all types,
tokens, commemorative medals, banknotes,
orders, decorations, campaign medals and
militaria.
We hold eight auctions each year, the full
contents of which are published on the Internet
one month before the sale date. Printed
catalogues are mailed three weeks prior to
each sale. During each cataloguing cycle,
details of the lots in all coin auctions are
updated daily on our website.
■ -2. i
Auction viewing room
In addition, we handle private treaty sales of fine orders,
decorations and campaign medals.
Our offices, open from 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, include
a dedicated pre-auction viewing room, enabling us to offer
extended viewing to clients during the three weeks prior to each
auction.
Medal department
Coin department I
All DNW auctions are held at the New
Connaught Rooms in Great Queen
Street, Covent Garden. Lots may be
viewed at Covent Garden on auction
days and while the sale is taking place.
We look forward to welcoming clients
old and new to Bolton Street and assure
you of a warm reception.
Reception
10 BOLTON STREET PICCADILLY LONDON W1J HBQ
Tel: 020 7010 1700 Fax: 020 7010 1790 Email: auc tions(<*lnw.i o.uk
Live Music
Archive
Librivox
Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland
Museum of Art
Internet
Arcade
Console Living Room
Open Library
American
Libraries
TV News
Understanding
9/11